Authorities and witnesses are recognizing the extraordinary courage of bystanders who rushed to help after Monday’s Highway 50 medical helicopter crash. Video shows drivers stopping to lift the helicopter, freeing a trapped crew member. The Association of Air Medical Services says it plans to identify and honor those rescuers. All three victims—pilot Chad Millward, nurse Suzie Smith, and paramedic Margaret “DeDe” Davis—remain hospitalized. A fellow pilot who survived his own crash says such moments demand split-second action and reflection across the air medical community.

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