MICHAEL HIGGINS AND JEFFERY PATMORE DIE IN FATAL PENN FOREST TOWNSHIP HELICOPTER CRASH
Fatal Penn Forest Township helicopter crash death of Michael Higgins and Jeffery Patmore
Identified as deceased in the Carbon County incident were Michael Higgins, aged 40, from Haddon Township, New Jersey, and Jeffery Patmore, 52, a pilot from British Columbia, Canada. The accident occurred in Penn Forest Township on Thursday afternoon while the aircraft was engaged in power line maintenance. Both individuals perished in the crash. The pilot, Jeffery Patmore, was conducting flight operations at the time of the accident. The helicopter, carrying two people, went down unexpectedly during its work mission. Transportation authorities are still determining the exact cause of the accident. The community is mourning the loss of these two residents. Law enforcement officials have secured the crash site to conduct a full investigation. The incident has prompted an outpouring of sympathy from local residents and colleagues. The two victims, though from different parts of the country, were involved in this unfortunate aviation accident.
