Multiple Injuries After Medical Helicopter Crashes

Three people were hospitalized after a medical helicopter crashed in North Carolina.

“A Novant Health Airlink helicopter has crashed near the New Hanover/Pender County line on Holly Shelter Road,” WXII reports.

Please pray for this air medical crew. All 3 are in fair condition after the helicopter crashed last night.(2 of them have severe injuries)

Three in fair condition after Novant Health AirLink helicopter crash near Wilmingtonhttps://t.co/H3vySnU6mU pic.twitter.com/lQQVXis0nT

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From the Associated Press:

Three people were taken to a hospital after a medical helicopter crashed in a wooded area near a North Carolina airport, officials said.

The three team members who were on the AirLink helicopter on Monday night were taken for evaluation. No patients were on board, Novant Health said in a statement.

The team consisted of a pilot, a critical care registered nurse and a critical care paramedic, Novant Health said in another statement released later Tuesday. They were in fair condition Tuesday evening, Novant Health said.

The Eurocopter EC-135 helicopter crashed near Wilmington International Airport around 7:50 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The helicopter had left Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington to return to its base at Albert J. Ellis Airport in the Richlands area of Onslow County, Novant Health said.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

3 injured after NC medical helicopter crashes https://t.co/4WxU5voPNK

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3 injured after medical helicopter crashes in North Carolina woods https://t.co/jY35ox2FNS

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WXII reports:

Details are limited at this time, but according to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, all passengers are accounted for. Novant Health officials confirmed the crash.

According to Novant Health, three team members were on the helicopter at the time of the crash and are being transported to the hospital for evaluation. There were no patients on the aircraft.

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