Firstly.... RIP to the pilot and passengers.
Secondly, while I agree this may not have been the best decision to take off under these circumstances, I get pi$$ed off at all the "high and mighty" who are all over any crash in the US, yet if it was in Europe, we would be yelled at for "speculating".
The flight was NOT an EMS helicopter but a charter from
SK Jets, the pilot who died was the president of the company.
I will speculate that there is a high probability of weather being the related cause...but will also add, (and as most know--I am NOT an EMS pilot), that these flights can be made safely in 206's. It comes down to training and attitude, not necessarily the aircraft. Sometimes one needs to say "no".