EDMONDS – The U.S. Navy has entered the search for a medical helicopter that crashed into Browns Bay Sept. 29.
The 186-foot Battlepoint, which normally is used for launching, tracking and retrieving test torpedoes, was sent to the search area Friday at the request of the National Transportation Safety Board. The ship is based at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Keyport.
The craft is equipped with a recovery control suite and remotely operated vehicles that can scan for evidence of the Airlift Northwest helicopter, which had a crew of three.
Medical helicopter pilot Steve Smith of Whidbey Island and Seattle flight nurses Erin Reed and Los Suzuki died in the crash. Only Reed’s body has been found. The wreckage likely is in 700 feet of water.
The aircraft was en route to its base in Arlington when it crashed.
Lake Stevens: Wreck injures Everett teenager
A 17-year-old Everett girl was seriously injured Friday afternoon when she apparently failed to yield to oncoming traffic, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The girl was westbound on Fourth Street SE and attempted to cross Highway 9 when she was struck by a southbound truck, trooper Tim Crane said.
She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The other driver was not seriously injured.
The highway was shut down for about 30 minutes.
From Herald staff reports
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