Statement just received from Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital where the helicopter was flying to at the time of the incident
Today, Oct. 22, around 6:20 a.m. we received reports that we had not received regular contact from a Hospital Wing helicopter flying to pick up a patient in Bolivar, Tenn.
It was later confirmed that the helicopter was down in Fayette County. There was NOT a patient on board. There were two Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital personnel on board along with a Hospital Wing pilot.
The local sheriff’s department, NTSB and the FAA have been notified and a preliminary investigation is underway.