5 people killed in northern Nevada Care Flight crash

RENO, Nev. (KTNV) — 5 persons are useless after an air ambulance crashed in northern Nevada on Friday evening, in keeping with a press release from REMSA Well being.

The corporate says a PC 12 fastened wing plane went off-radar at roughly 9:45 p.m. Friday evening close to Stagecoach, Nevada — about 40 miles east of Reno. On board have been a pilot, a flight nurse, a flight paramedic, a sufferers, and a affected person’s member of the family.

First responders situated the crash website at roughly 11:15 p.m., in keeping with a press release from the Lyon County Sheriff’s Workplace.

Hearth officers notified REMSA Well being that “not one of the 5 folks on board survived,” the corporate says.

“Our speedy focus helps our workforce members and households, in addition to the responding companies,” REMSA Well being acknowledged. “As is Guardian and Care Flight’s security course of in these conditions, we’re in a passive stand down for all Guardian and Care Flight flights throughout the corporate. We are going to work with every of our operations to determine when they can return to service.”

REMSA Well being and Lyon County officers are working with the Nationwide Transportation Security Board because it investigates the crash, each companies stated.

The crash investigation is ongoing with the NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration, Lyon County officers stated.