Gov. Beshear Orders Flags to Half-Staff Saturday in Honor of Air Evac Lifeteam Crew
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Issues: Transportation
An Air Evac Lifeteam crew consisting of pilot Gale “Butch” Alleman Jr., 66, flight nurse Bethany Aicken, 40, and flight paramedic James Welsh, 29, was on the way to pick up a patient when, according to an initial investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, their helicopter struck a guy wire and crashed. All three members of the crew, based out of Grant County, died in the accident.
A memorial service for Aicken will take place Saturday evening at Hardy Funeral Home in Louisville.
A funeral ceremony for Welsh is scheduled for Saturday morning at Immanuel Baptist Church in Cold Spring.
Services for Alleman will be held in his home state of Michigan at a later date.
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