Helicopter crash between Sint Marteen and St Barth: 2 deaths

[Gustywind]

Not goods news in vicinity of the Northern Leewards Islands Just listening to our local radio RFO, 2 Americans are dead after an helicopter's crash not too far to St Marteen and St Barth... I have no more special infos concerning the reasons of the crash but let a special thought for all the americans in this unplesant news .
Keep the faith and i wish you all the very best in this sad event my US friend !
Gustywind ...

[bvigal]

PHILIPSBURG - The St. Maarten Sea Rescue has now found human remains and debris from a helicopter that disappeared last night between the island of St. Maarten and Saba.

On board the ill fated aircraft at the time of the crash was Police Inspector Churchill Marsdin and Mike the pilot.

The helicopter went missing at 10:46PM on Tuesday evening while en route to Saba to pick up a medical patient.

The human remains are now being identified in a lab. The aircraft wreckage was found at 17.51 degrees north and 13 degrees west on the 210 degree radial of the PJM VOR at 12 DME or 12 miles out.

The search has now been called off.

http://sxmislandtime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3614:churchill-marsdin-dies-in-helicopter-crash-attempting-medical-evacuation&catid=31:general

[Gustywind]

PHILIPSBURG - The St. Maarten Sea Rescue has now found human remains and debris from a helicopter that disappeared last night between the island of St. Maarten and Saba.

On board the ill fated aircraft at the time of the crash was Police Inspector Churchill Marsdin and Mike the pilot.

The helicopter went missing at 10:46PM on Tuesday evening while en route to Saba to pick up a medical patient.

The human remains are now being identified in a lab. The aircraft wreckage was found at 17.51 degrees north and 13 degrees west on the 210 degree radial of the PJM VOR at 12 DME or 12 miles out.

The search has now been called off.

http://sxmislandtime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3614:churchill-marsdin-dies-in-helicopter-crash-attempting-medical-evacuation&catid=31:general

Tkanks...

[bvigal]

That 'news' article saying "Mike the pilot" bothered me, so I kept looking. Found this on a Saba med student's blog:

"Airport authorities confirm by phone that the helicopter that crashed into the sea is the R44 from Leeward Islands Helicopters with pilot Mike Huttenlocker on board."

Heartfelt condolences to both families.