Two UMMC employees and the pilot died in the crash: Dustin Pope, a flight nurse and the base supervisor for AirCare in Columbus; Jakob Kindt, a critical care paramedic from Tupel; and Cal Wesolowski of Starkville, a pilot with Med-Trans, which leases helicopters to UMMC.

A medical transport helicopter crashed Monday in Mississippi, while carrying two hospital workers and a pilot, officials said.

A medical helicopter crash in Madison County, Miss., on Monday, March 10, has claimed the lives of all three people on board. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) identified the deceased as Dustin Pope, 35, of Philadelphia, Miss.; Jakob Kindt, 37, of Tupelo, Miss.; and Cal Wesolowski, 62, of Starkville, Miss., on Tuesday, March 11.

Three crew members aboard an AirCare helicopter from the University of Mississippi Medical Center died in a crash in remote Madison County Monday afternoon.

Three people aboard a medical helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed in rural Mississippi, officials said.

UMMC Center Vice Chancellor LouAnn Woodward stated in a press conference Monday that the pilot was an employee of the Denton, Texas-based company, while the other two on board were UMMC employees.

Officials with the University of Medical Center have identified victims killed in Monday afternoon's medical helicopter crash.

University of Mississippi Medical Center Vice Chancellor Lou Ann Woodward appeared to choke up Monday afternoon as she spoke about a deadly helicopter crash that killed three medical professionals. The crash occurred around 12:36 p.

Three people have died after a medical helicopter crashed near the Natchez Trace in Madison County. According to Heath Hall, a spokesman for the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, the helicopter crashed in a heavily wooded area south of the Natchez Trace Parkway and north of Pipeline Road on Monday,