The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following statement.
Members of the AirCare flight crew involved in Monday’s helicopter crash have been identified.
Dustin Pope, 35, of Philadelphia was the base supervisor for AirCare in Columbus and a flight nurse, and Jakob Kindt, 37, was a critical care paramedic from Tupelo. They both started working for UMMC on Aug. 14, 2017. The Med-Trans pilot was Cal Wesolowski, 62, of Starkville.
AirCare transport services have been temporarily grounded, and the Medical Center is working with health care and medical transportation services around the state to meet the needs of Mississippians.
UMMC is offering support to the team members and families affected by this loss and will continue to support the AirCare and Mississippi Center for Emergency Services teams and Medical Center employees in any way possible.
The cause of the accident is currently under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.
Cal Wesolowski
Dustin Pope
Jakob Kindt
8 comments:
Prayers for the families!
Prayers for the families, very sad day for Mississippi.
Heroes for the risks they took saving others -- rest in peace, gentlemen. Praying for their families.
Such honorable and giving men, taken far too soon.
I pray for eventual peace for their loved ones.
Just to be clear, it is what is called a "safety standown." They are not "grounded" as a punitive measure. It is an internal corporate process.
UMC said grounded.
Yes they did, but those talking heads aren't aviators. The public could perceive "grounded" as a punitive action taken. The surviving members of AirCare did nothing wrong. Don't be so defensive.
I would like to know whether these brave men were employees or contract workers. And don't ask 'what difference does it make?". It makes a great difference.
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