US EditionCalifornia Fire Captain Enlists Motorists to Lift Downed Chopper After Hearing Trapped Medic Groan
Sacramento Fire Captain led about 15 motorists to lift a downed helicopter and rescue a trapped paramedic within 30 seconds, saving lives after a critical crash.
- On Monday evening an Airbus EC-130 T2 medical helicopter crashed upside down on eastbound Highway 50 near Howe Avenue, Sacramento, injuring three crew members: a pilot, a nurse and a paramedic.
- Minutes after dropping off a patient, the helicopter experienced an in-air emergency and then crashed on the highway, with no patient on board.
- About 15 drivers and more than a dozen bystanders rushed to lift the wreckage in about 30 seconds, enabling a firefighter to extract the trapped paramedic in less than a minute.
- The incident left Highway 50 at a standstill and caused a major traffic jam, with no motorists injured, which Captain Justin Sylvia called `mind blowing`, while the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration opened probes.
- TMZ released the 911 call in which dispatchers reported a victim trapped under the crashed chopper and a tow truck was needed.
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(AP) — Just minutes after a medical helicopter crashed onto a California highway, Sacramento Fire Capt. Peter Vandersluis found himself directing an impromptu response team of about 15 drivers to lift the wreckage off a paramedic trapped underneath. When Vandersluis shouted “lift,” they raised the aircraft. When he ordered “hold,” they kept it elevated. “Just out of instinct — the people were there willing to help, and they didn’t hesitate and f…
California fire captain enlists motorists to lift downed helicopter after hearing trapped medic groan
Just minutes after a medical helicopter crashed onto a California highway, Sacramento Fire Capt. Peter Vandersluis found himself directing an impromptu response team of about 15 drivers to lift the wreckage off a paramedic trapped underneath.
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The Independent (US)Motorists lift helicopter off trapped paramedic after crash
Three people have been left critically injured following the helicopter crash
A medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento, seriously wounding three people on board, including a woman trapped below and rescued with the help of motorists who lifted part of the aircraft, authorities reported.
Sacramento fire captain hears trapped medic groan, enlists motorists to lift downed helicopter
A fire department captain says he yelled for bystanders on a Sacramento highway to help lift the wreckage of a downed medical helicopter off a paramedic pinned underneath.
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