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It was Monday morning, I had just gotten settled in at work and was reading my daily CNN Headlines email. In the national section was a piece about a EMS helicopter crash. As I was reading it, an unusual feeling came over me and the next thing I did was try to call my friend Michael Baker.
The call went to voicemail.
Next I searched for other articles on the internet and found one on the Timesdaily web site that listed the crew names. That feeling got worse as I read these.
Being optimistic (of the fact that Michael Baker is "relatively" common) I called the newspaper and spoke with the reporter, Bernie, who confirmed my fears that the Michael Baker involved was indeed my friend, had recently moved to the area from Traverse City, MI where he was with the USCG.
The rest is history as they say.
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RE: Where were you when you found out about this tragedy?
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Mar 31 2008, 1:28 AM EDT
It was early in the morning when my phone started ringing. I dont know how many calls i missed but eventually I woke up and listened to the voice mails I had. The first one is the only one I can remember and it was one of the medics from the base. All he could say was Allan, Tiffany, and Mike had gotten into a helicopter accident and there wasn't any survivors. Having worked with Allan and Tiffany for over a year there at the Shoals it litterally shook me to my soul. To me it was incomprehensible that something like this has happened. Tiffany the one that would get onto me for not acting right and then smile real big and give you a hug when you walked through the door. Allan and his midnight run to pick me up from the Waffle House after a long night. These people along with everyone at 16 were my family in Alabama. I realized that I had lost 3 very important people. The rest of the week was a daze and at times i still feel myself wanting to call them at the base. The world lost so much more than they will ever know. The countless lives they had touched and changed over there careers. I miss you guys, and I will always remember.
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