On Monday, Jan 10, 2005, Life Evac II (Stafford, VA) pilot Joseph E. Schaefer and flight paramedic Nicole Kielar were killed and flight nurse Jonathan Godfrey was injured when their EC 135 helicopter crashed into the Patomac River near Washington, DC shortly after 11pm.

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Updated: Jan 18, 2005 18:30

• Copter-crash survivor goes home - Fredricksburg.com

• 'A professional and kind group' - Free-Lance Star
• Path of Downed Copter Implies It Missed Cranes- Washington Post

• NTSB Rules Out Cranes as Cause of Crash - ABC 7 TV
• Officials: Cranes Not Involved In Chopper Crash - NBC4
• Body recovered from Potomac crash - Manassas Journal Messenger

• 'A professional and kind group' - Fredricksburg.com
• Final Victim of Helicopter Crash Found - WTOP News
• Missing Pilot's Body Found in Potomac River - Washington Post
• 2nd Body Found From Helicopter Crash - Washington Post
• Pilot's body pulled from Potomac - WAshington Times

• Copter Crash's Cause Unknown - Washington Post
• Downed helicopter in Potomac - Gazette
• Air Methods Corporation Confirms Fatal Accident in Virginia - PR Newswire
• Copter crashes in Potomac; one survives - Times Dispatch

• Chopper Crashes Into River; Two Killed -WUSA TV
• Med-Evac Helicopter "Hit Something" Before Crash - WFIE TV
• Med-Evac Helicopter "Hit Something" Before Crash - NBC4
• Copter Crashes in River; 2 Die - Washington Post
• Rescue Chopper Taking Patient To D.C. Hospital Crashes - NBC4 TV