Not sure how many folks on this page have heard about the disaster that happened last Monday hear in Michigan. We had an air medical crew crash into lake Michigan last Monday. The crew was from The University of Michigan Medical Center. They went to Milwauke to recover lungs from a patient who was to be a donor. On the return trip back to Michigan, the plane went down. It crashed into Lake Michigan shortly after takeoff. As of today, they have found 2 bodies. They believe they are the 2 pilots. Still missing are the 2 Organ Transplant specialist and the 2 surgeons who we on board. The The 2 surgeons we Dr. Dave Ashburn and Dr. Martin Spoor. Martin was a very humble and family oriented man. You could not have asked to work with a better person. Dave was a good ol southern boy from Tennesee Who loved turkey and waterfoul hunting almost as much as he loved his 3 kids. I worked very closely with both Martin and Dave as I am an RN in the Cardio-Thoracic ICU in which they worked. Please, if you can, go to the University of Michigan web page and direct yourselves to the Survival Flight link and read about these great men that we lost. Thanks for your time. Please give our guys a look see on the web page and remember all that we do to try and save a life. I can give a few more details if you would like.
Bill, RN, BSN, CVC-ICU
