The Associated Press
SOMERVILLE, Tenn. — Two hospital workers and a pilot died in a helicopter crash near Somerville, Tenn., Tuesday morning en route to pick up a patient, MyFoxMemphis.com reported.
The Hospital Wing said it lost contact with the helicopter around 6:20 a.m. There were two LeBonheur Children’s Hospital personnel on board along with a Hospital Wing pilot, the report said.
Le Bonheur’s President and CEO Meri Armour said that the pilot and crew were experienced, and that they had a great helicopter.
Emergency officials found the helicopter’s remains in a wooded section of Somervile, about 45 miles east of Memphis.
In a news release, the hospital identified those killed as 47-year-old pilot Charles Smith, 43-year-old nurse Carrie Barlow and 43-year-old respiratory therapist Denise Adams.