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jeans
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Calling Capt. Mike
The news tonight said a plane of doctors from the US went down on the mainland Mx. Pilot was from AZ.
Captain Mike please check in!!
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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Ken Bondy
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Mike please report in. PLEASE.
carpe diem!
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bajaguy
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NOT Capt Mike
Checked Arizona Republic web site and two Phoenix TV station web sites......no info
UPDATE: http://tinyurl.com/6m4jw6l
[Edited on 6-3-2012 by bajaguy]
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goldhuntress
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I saw an article this morning
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/06/03/american-di...
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Katiejay99
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The aircraft hit some power lines and crashed near Baroten, close to the Fuerte River, Higuera Gomez said.
The 61-year-old pilot, identified as John Slater of Phoenix, Arizona, was killed and the other three people aboard the plane - two women and a man -
were injured.
The injured passengers are Liam Guzman, Zulia Powers and Jacy Brown, all from California, Medicos Voladores spokeswoman Sofia Ruiz said.
Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/06/03/american-di...
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/06/03/american-di...
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jeans
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Although it is always distressing to learn of such tragedies happening to those who unselfishly serve people in need, I am tremendously relieved to
know it was not our own Capt. Mike. All they said on the news here was that a 61-yr old pilot from Phoenix who was flying some doctors was killed in
Mexico.
I thought the worst.
Thank you to the Nomads for your research and answers. My condolences to all.
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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shari
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What an awful tragedy. Our concolences to the family and friends. Thank you for risking your lives to help others less fortunate. RIP.
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capt. mike
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thx Jeans - i just got back on line, my wife Janeen who you and many others here know had surgery wed and had to be moved to ICU 2 days later due to
complications. She is not doing well.
The phx chapter of the sams went 2 weeks ago and all made it back.
I am so sorry to hear about this crash. It happens. I had to go inactive on Sams for a while but hope to be back flying with them later this year.
Appreciate everyone's concern. I am thinking for those that didn't make it and easy recovery for those that did.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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David K
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Hope Janeen improves!! Will send positive prayers her way Mike!
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capt. mike
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thank you David and all other nomads who know us.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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David K
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10 years ago, arriving at Viva Baja-3...
Capt. Mike and Janeen:
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jeans
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Now we are concerned for Janeen! My best wishes for a speedy recovery and that BOTH OF YOU will once again fly the skies of BAJA.
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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Bob H
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We really enjoyed hanging out with you two several years ago in Mulege. Our prayers go out to Janeen!!
Bob and Audrey
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Gypsy Jan
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My Name is Janeen, Too!
Maybe my prayers will get a little extra consideration, I hope.
Wishing you the very best, Mike.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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capt. mike
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thank you all, i am overwhelmed. She is my soul, all of any i have is because of her.
Wow Gypsy - you are the only other one i have met who has her spelling!
pls connect with her!
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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Gypsy Jan
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OK, Capt. Mike
I want to help and encourage her recovery. How do I connect?
Please send me a U2U.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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bufeo
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Glad to hear that accident didn't involve you, Mike, but terribly sorry to hear about your wife. I send her my very best wishes for a speedy recovery.
All the best.
Allen
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thebajarunner
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My daughter is Janeen
With a son in law in ICU I can empathize a bunch with you.
Hang in there amigo (and fellow pilot)
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tripledigitken
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Mike,
Positive thoughts coming your way for Janeen. Enjoyed our time with u 2 at Serenidad too.
Ken and Paula
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BajaNews
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Teens hurt in plane crash in Mexico
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jun/03/north-county-teen...
Written by Jen Lebron Kuhney
6:22 p.m., June 3, 2012
A pilot was killed and three teenagers were injured when a small plane crashed in Mexico during a volunteer medical mission, according to the
organization that sponsored the trip.
A friend, 18-year-old Trevor Flahive, identified two passengers as Hayley Brown, 18, and Julia Tower, 17. He said both attended La Costa Canyon High
School in Carlsbad and had traveled with Liga International: Flying Doctors of Mercy three times in the past year and were passionate about providing
medical aid.
The four-passenger Cessna left El Fuerte, Mexico, before 9 a.m. Saturday on its way to El Carrizo when it crashed into power lines shortly after
takeoff, according to a report from FoxNews Latino. El Fuerte is almost 700 miles southeast of San Diego.
“It was a shock,” Flahive said when he found out about the crash. “They’ve always both been very loving and caring people.”
Pat Spier, a registered nurse and a board member of Liga International, said the middle-aged man from Phoenix who was piloting the plane was very
experienced and has volunteered with the organization for several years. She said a 15-year-old boy from the Southern California area was also on the
flight and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Flahive said Brown is in serious condition with a coma, but that her family has been told by doctors that she is expected to fully recover. Spier
confirmed the condition of the passengers but declined to name them.
Tower suffered moderate injuries and was taken out of an intensive care unit Sunday, Flahive said.
Liga International has been providing free medical care to small towns in Mexico since 1934. About 20 to 25 planes fly 60 to 90 volunteers to three
different towns every weekend from October to June. The organization makes 4,000 to 5,000 round-trip flights each year, Spier said.
All of the pilots are volunteers who use their own aircraft to bring doctors, nurses, surgeons, dentists, translators and other medical volunteers to
treat up to 300 patients each weekend.
The only other major incident the organization has had was a plane crash in 1995 that left two doctors dead, Spier said.
“Everyone involved is a volunteer but we do not take any chances,” Spier said. “We have an excellent safety record and do everything we can to prevent
something like this from happening.”
The Liga Youth Program has high school- and college-age students interested in the field of health care volunteer by teaching children about proper
hygiene or creating care packages for some of their patients. Spier said often times younger participants will have family or friends attend the trip
as well, but will sometimes be split up to accommodate the small aircrafts used.
Spier said some of the boy’s relatives were on the trip this weekend, but not on the plane that crashed.
Spier and Flahive said the teens are expected to return to the U.S. by the end of the week. Flahive said Brown’s parents flew to Mexico to be with
their daughter.
Flahive and some of the girls’ friends are arranging fundraisers to help with travel and medical costs for the girls’ families. He did not have
details on Sunday afternoon, but said he was going to try to coordinate the fundraiser through La Costa Canyon High School.
[Edited on 6-4-2012 by BajaNews]
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