lynyrd skynyrd plane crash bodies in trees

LYNYRD SKYNYRD PLANE CRASH BODIES IN TREES FULL

It was not a dull evening in the Gillsburg area last night. People respond to the excitement and tragedy of such things. Hundreds of people in time gathered at the scene of the disaster. The pilot and co-pilot lost their lives in the crash.

LYNYRD SKYNYRD PLANE CRASH BODIES IN TREES FULL

But on the good side was the fact that a tank full of gas could have exploded and killed many more. The alleged cause of the plane crash was a shortage of fuel. It was difficult to cross the creek from the highway to reach the victims on the ground or trapped in the plane. One big obstacle was a creek near the plane crash. In time a helicopter hovered above and focused lights on a scene of panic. The Civil Defense organization was on hand. Under the leadership of Tom Hogue everything was organized. The hospital reception room became the emergency room. The injured had at least one doctor for each patient and perhaps three nurses. Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center was ready for the emergency. The nationally known Lynyrd Skynyrd rock band was aboard. People were lying about groaning in pain, some the pains preceding death. Among the first people to arrive at the scene were Charles Dunagin and Bob Kirkfield of the Enterprise-Journal.

There was the screaming of ambulance sirens. Telephone calls from all over the United States centered in McComb last night. A plane with 26 passengers crashed in the woods eight miles west of the Gillsburg exit of Federal Highway 55.

Lynyrd skynyrd plane crash bodies in trees