Road, air disasters: 3 killed in wreck west of Laughlin - Mohave Valley News
LAUGHLIN — One person is dead and three others are in the hospital following the crash of a small plane at Big Bend State Recreation Area early Sunday evening. The crash sparked a large fire in dense underbrush at the park that continued to burn late into the night. “I was sitting on my patio just before 6 o’clock reading a book when I heard a plane go over,” said Laughlin resident Sharon Foust. Bill Foust, Sharon’s husband, saw the plane as he was seated inside the house at the couple’s kitchen table. The plane was moving from east to west, both Sharon and Bill Foust reported. Emergency crews sent to the scene of the crash located the aircraft with a pilot and three passengers inside. Three people made it out of the plane but one was trapped inside the wreckage. One of the occupants was flown by helicopter from Big Bend SRA to University Medical Center in Las Vegas. A woman was taken by ambulance to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center and later flown to UMC in Las Vegas in critical condition, reported Sarah Morga-Mangum, hospital spokeswoman. Another victim was taken by ambulance to Valley View Medical Center. He was treated in the emergency room and then flown to the UMC Burn Center in Las Vegas, said Valley View spokesman Lance Ross. Source: www.mohavedailynews.com
