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.

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

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

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

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.

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