Medical Helicopter Crashes into the Gulf of Mexico!! The Story of Lee County Medstar N911LZ

In this episode, I will explore the story behind the Lee County EMS Medstar medical helicopter crash that took place on August 17, 2009.  What went wrong?  Was there something wrong with the helicopter?  Also, how did this event possibly affect the ultimate demise of the entire flight program??

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Archived news story - https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/government/medstar-settlements-could-cost-lee-800000-ep-602956850-336403551.html/

Archived news story - https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/another-lee-county-employee-files-whistle-blower-lawsuit-ep-513862260-337195661.html/

Archived news story - https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/medstar-to-be-turned-over-to-private-company-ep-385803401-342331531.html/

Archived news story - https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/lee-county-manager-admits-she-knew-about-medstar-violations-ep-387595201-342411541.html/

Website created by Medstar employees - https://sites.google.com/site/savemedstar/home

News story - https://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/articles/lee-county-ems-to-show-off-new-helicopter/

Archived news story - https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/lee-county-picks-private-company-to-run-air-ambulance-service-ep-384735943-342231511.html/

Current LeeFlight site - https://www.leegov.com/publicsafety/emergencymedicalservices/leeflight

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