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The Eden Fire Company sends our condolences to the families, friends and fellow public safety members of Stephen Bunker and Mickey Lippy of MSP Aviation and Tonya Mallard of the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department.
Maryland State Police helicopter Trooper 2 crashed early Sunday morning in a park in central Prince George's County. The helicopter was discovered by a Prince George's County police officer. Police and fire crews had been searching for the chopper after contact was lost during a medevac transport.
According to Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department Chief Spokesman Mark Brady, four people were found dead at the crash site. Eighteen-year-old Jordan Wells, who was being flown from an accident scene in Waldorf, MD, was pulled alive from the wreckage. Wells is in critical condition.
The names of the four people killed in the crash have also been released by Maryland State Police (MSP):
1. Stephen H. Bunker, the 59-year-old pilot from Waldorf, MD. Bunker had retired as a corporal in 1998 after 26-years with MSP. He returned as a civilian pilot.Bunker had been flying for MSP for 24-years and was a certified flight instructor and a certified instrument flight instructor. Stephen Bunker was married with three grown children.
2. TFC Mickey C. Lippy, the 34-year-old flight paramedic from Westminster, MD. Trooper Lippy joined MSP four-year-ago. Prior to that Lippy had been a firefighter and medic with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. He had been assigned to Station 18 (Marley) for much of his career. Trooper Lippy had recently returned from family leave following the birth of his daughter, now four-months-old. Lippy was also a volunteer with the Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company in Baltimore County. He worked part-time as a firefighter with Gamber & Comunity Fire Company in Carroll County, MD. Lippy's wife works full-time for Gamber.
3. Tonya Mallard, the 39-year-old first responder from Waldorf, MD. Mallard was an EMT-B with Waldorf VFD's Station 12. Mallard is survived by her husband and two children.
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