PRESS RELEASE October 5, 2007; BLANDING, UTAH – Yesterday, at approximately 11:25 PM an Eagle Air Med aircraft crashed 25 miles southwest of Alamosa, Colorado. Ric Miller, Pilot; Dana Dedman, Flight Paramedic and Ronnie Helton, Flight Nurse perished in the accident.
The aircraft, a King Air C90B, failed to arrive at the Alamosa airport as scheduled and air and ground searches were immediately coordinated with federal, state and local agencies as well as much needed assistance from neighboring air medical operators. The crash site was located at approximately 3:45 PM the following day.
Our most humble and sincere condolences and regret go out to the families in mourning. Our hearts are broken, we have lost friends, coworkers and part of our family – a family that is now pulling together to get through this difficult time.
Our thanks goes out to all those involved in the search and rescue project.
We are cooperating fully with the FAA, NTSB and other federal, state and local government agencies.