The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has positively identified the five deceased individuals involved in an aircraft crash that occurred on February 24, 2023, near Stagecoach, Nevada.
- Edward Pricola, 32, of Reno, Nevada (flight medical crew)
- Mark Rand, 69, of Reno, Nevada (patient)
- Terri Rand, 66, of Reno, Nevada (passenger and spouse of the patient)
- Ryan Watson, 27, of Reno, Nevada (flight medical crew)
- Scott Walton, 46, of Allendale, Michigan (pilot)
All decedents were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident and were later identified by fingerprint comparison. Autopsies revealed the cause of death for all five decedents was multiple blunt force injuries.
The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office sends its sincere condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of those five individuals lost in this tragic crash.
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