Medical Copter Crash Kills Infant, 4 Others
From Times Wire Reports
A medical helicopter airlifting a baby to a Reno hospital crashed in a remote area of northern Nevada, killing all five people aboard, authorities said.
The Access Air Bell 407 helicopter crashed late Saturday or early Sunday into the upper part of 9,775-foot Mt. Tobin, Humboldt County Undersheriff Brian Jonas said.
Jonas said the 11-day-old infant, its mother, the pilot, a nurse and a paramedic were killed. Their names were not released. The cause of the crash was under investigation.
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