WOODRUFF, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – A new memorial is honoring the lives of a crew that were lost during a helicopter crash three years ago.
Klint Mitchell, Rico Caruso, and Greg Rosenthal lost their lives on April 26, 2018. They were the crew members on an air ambulance that crashed. They were flying back to Woodruff after a patient transport to Madison, the helicopter was 12 miles from its destination when it went down in a wooded area.
The Spirit 2 Memorial is on the northeast side of campus at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff. The site includes a bench, tail rotor, commemorative medallion and landscaping.
“I think the importance of having a spot for people to come to is so they never forget the sacrifice not only these three made but our health care workers make sacrifices every day,” said Erin Biertzer, President of the Howard Young Foundation.
“When we look at what those three gentlemen were doing on the last day of their lives, they safely delivered a patient to Madison,” said Matthew Thompson, EMS Outreach Coordinator for Spirit Medical Transport.
The memorial came together over the past few years to make sure the three who lost their lives are not forgotten.
