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
- Patients were being transported from the scene of a car crash to Prince Georges Hospital by Medevac
- Helicopter left car crash with patients before midnight1
- Lost contact with control tower around 12:30 a.m.1
- Helicopter crash site found at around 2:00 a.m.1
- Crash site was in a wooded area of Walker Mill Regional Park4
- Four people killed, one survivor5
- Survivor: Jordan Wells, age 183
- Helicopter that crashed was Trooper 2
- Type of helicopter: EuroCopter Dauphin helicopter1
Victims in Trooper 2 Crash
- Pilot: Stephen Bunker, age 596
- Flight paramedic: Mickey Lippi, age 346
- Emergency medical technician: Tanya Mallard, age 39
- Patient Ashley Youngler, age 186
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