Karen Scherer
Date of Birth (Not provided)
- December 22, 1988
Age:
26
Incident Details
Cause of Death:
Helicopter crash
Incident Date:
Thursday, December 22, 1988
Type:
Not available
Air Evac Life Team
END OF WATCH: Thursday, December 22, 1988
Incident Details
Cause of Death:
Helicopter crash
Incident Date:
Thursday, December 22, 1988
Details:
Karen Scherer was a flight nurse for the Air Evac Life Team. On December 22, 1988, Karen and another team member were transporting a seven-year-old patient to St. Francis Medical Center from Marion, Illinois, after the child was injured in an automobile accident. She lost her life when the Bell Long Ranger helicopter encountered heavy fog and crashed in an open field near Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The other team member and the child also lost their lives. Source: https://www.national-ems-memorial.org/honorees/entry/9/232/