Counseling Offered Crash Viewers
People upset by Sunday’s fatal crash during the El Toro Air Show can attend any of several group counseling sessions being offered this week by the Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross.
Red Cross spokeswoman Judy Iannacone said the agency received as many as a dozen calls per hour on Monday from people who had witnessed the crash or seen footage of the fire on television.
“Anybody that’s had anybody that they lost . . . in a plane crash, this brings that up again,” she said. “People went there to have a good time, to be entertained; this is something so totally unexpected.”
On Monday, the Red Cross held its first group session and opened a crisis intervention hot line staffed by nurses, psychologists and clergy from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The next session is today at 7 p.m. There will be separate counseling groups for adults and children.
There will also be a session for adults and adolescents on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
For information, call (714) 835-5381. The counseling sessions are held at the American Red Cross headquarters, 601 N. Golden Circle Drive, Santa Ana.
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