Maryland State Police Helicopter Crash

A Maryland State Police helicopter crashed on Sunday, September 28, 2008. Four people were killed when the emergency medical helicopter "Trooper 2" crashed due to bad weather. The victims were the pilot, a flight paramedic, an emergency medical technician and one of the two female patients being transported. ¹ The sole survivor was an 18-year-old girl named Jordan Wells.²³

Fast Facts

1. Patients were being transported from the scene of a car crash to Prince Georges Hospital by Medevac
2. Helicopter left car crash with patients before midnight¹
3. Lost contact with control tower around 12:30 a.m.¹
4. Helicopter crash site found at around 2:00 a.m.¹
5. Crash site was in a wooded area of Walker Mill Regional Park⁴
6. Four people killed, one survivor⁵
7. Survivor: Jordan Wells, age 18³
8. Helicopter that crashed was Trooper 2
9. Type of helicopter: EuroCopter Dauphin helicopter¹

Victims in Trooper 2 Crash

1. Pilot: Stephen Bunker, age 59⁶
2. Flight paramedic: Mickey Lippi, age 34⁶
3. Emergency medical technician: Tanya Mallard, age 39
4. Patient Ashley Youngler, age 18⁶

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