Medical copter out of Arizona crash lands in Oklahoma
Sep 29, 2016, 11:40 AM
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A medical helicopter operated out of the Phoenix area carrying four people has crash landed near a hospital in Oklahoma.
Lawton, Oklahoma police said the helicopter lost power around 6 a.m. Thursday while landing at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. Facility officials said the pilot was able to safely land along a nearby roadway.
Authorities said all four people aboard were crew members for Survival Flight Inc. out of Mesa, Arizona.
Nobody was seriously injured.
UPDATE: 4 people on board helicopter when it crashed in Comanche Co. No serious injuries. Three have already been treated & released. @NEWS9 pic.twitter.com/xCOoRu5u4n
— Justin Dougherty (@DoughertyJC) September 29, 2016
Medical helicopter crashes near Lawton hospital Thursday https://t.co/dkVmskDdz4 pic.twitter.com/qzPoz5mD83
— NewsOK (@NewsOK) September 29, 2016
The helicopter had only begun servicing the Comanche County hospital this week.
The cause of the crash landing was being investigated.
The company provides emergency medical air transportation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
