03/04/10

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Two crew members remain in critical
condition after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed in the Utah
mountains.

The helicopter with five aboard crashed Wednesday morning as the
crew was headed back to its base in Elizabeth City, N.C., after
providing security support for the Winter Olympics.

University Hospital officials said Thursday that Cmdr. Patrick
Shaw of Juneau, Alaska and Petty Officer 2nd Class Gina Panuzzi, of
Lacey, Wash., remained in critical condition. Both suffered
internal injuries.

A third crew member, Lt. Cmdr. Steven Cerveny, of Lincoln, Neb.,
was in serious condition after suffering a broken leg.

Two others aboard were not seriously injured.

The Coast Guard planned to begin its investigation into the
crash on Thursday.


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