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Old 22nd Jun 2011, 23:20
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some good reasons

1. The three people from the crashed aircraft are safely away from the aircraft. They are initially all seen kneeling down. One lays down and it looks like one of the others is prepping a bandage for his leg. The other guy is seen walking around and looking shaken but otherwise fine. I am not sure what you would expect the people from a news chopper to do in the form of rendering assistance. They are certainly not "first responders" as that title is saved for trained professional people who respond to accidents/ incidents.

2. The area where the aircraft crashed appears to be unsuitable for landing. Slope limitations, rough terrain etc.

3. The aircraft went down near a military base and a city so real first responders likely showed up very soon after the video ends.

4. I make the same comments with regards to the Apache helicopters in the area: sloped, rocky terrain, no training to supply any meaningful assistance and they are certainly friends and co-workers of the downed crew and are most likely doing a bang up job of coordinating the rescue effort from the air.

If you want to see a typical media botch job, watch the attached video. This was not an EMS helicopter but it is labeled as such twice in the report.

Helicopter crashes near Mesa; two taken to hospitals

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