3 injured in USCG helicopter crash in Uinta Mountains
March 3rd, 2010 @ 1:25pm
WASATCH COUNTY, UTAH — A Coast Guard helicopter crashed on a snowy ridge south east of Kamas Wednesday morning, injuring three people, one critically.
Wasatch County Sheriff Todd Bonner said the helicopter went down in an area known as Silver Meadows, which is several miles north of Wolf Creek Pass in Wasatch County.
After the crash, Bonner said people on the ground were able to use text messages to call for help. A second Coast Guard helicopter, which was in the area, was eventually able to land and pick up two of the more seriously injured patients. They were flown to University of Utah Hospital.
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