Skydivers witness crash and land to help Wisconsin victims

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 22:42 · Archive

Skydivers witnessed a single-engine plane crash near East Troy, Wisconsin and jumped to help.

A single-engine plane carrying four people crashed in a cornfield near East Troy, Wisconsin on Sunday. Skydivers from a nearby recreational jump aircraft witnessed the crash and jumped to reach the site. Some of the skydivers had paramedic training and provided medical assistance to a seriously injured victim before ground-based rescue crews arrived.

How it is being reported

• Team of skydivers drop in to help survivors of a plane crash in WisconsinRecreational jumpers used their training as paramedics to treat crash victims before ground crews arrived A team of experienced skydivers recently dropped in to help at a plane crash they happened to witness in Wisconsin – and used their training as paramedics to treat a seriously injured victim before ground-based rescue crews arrived. The single-engine plane carrying four people crashed in a cornfield near East Troy on Sunday, watched by the occupants of a Skydive Milwaukee aircraft who were preparing for an afternoon of recreational jumping. Continue reading...Guardian World · 29 Sept, 17:47
• Skydivers watch plane vanish from sight, make split-second decision to jumpSkydive Milwaukee jumpers spotted a single-engine plane vanish behind trees near East Troy, then leaped from their own aircraft to reach victims and try to help.Fox News · 29 Sept, 15:44

In this story: Skydive Milwaukee · East Troy · Wisconsin

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