Truly wonderful nurse identified as one of three killed in Catalina helicopter crash

A nurse who spent more than two decades helping others was among the three people killed when a medical helicopter plunged into the Pacific off Catalina Island.Jessica Devries, 48, was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as one of the victims of the Sept.30 crash, which sent a REACH Air Medical Services helicopter down near the Pebbly Beach helipad, NBC Los Angeles reported.Devries was one of five people aboard the chopper when the crash was reported shortly after 7:50 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.Photos shared on social media show Devries smiling alongside friends and colleagues and appearing to love her work caring for patients.The news of her death prompted an outpouring of grief from friends and former co-workers, who remembered her as a joyful, compassionate person.

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County Hospital in Moreno Valley,” one person wrote.“She was such a happy person, a good soul.So sorry she has passed.

Jessica Devires R.N.  My condolences to her son and family.”“My heart is so heavy hearing about this tragic loss.

I had the privilege of being a friend of Jessica’s, she was truly a wonderful person and I feel fortunate that we crossed paths,” another person wrote.“Knowing how much of her life was devoted to helping others makes this loss especially heartbreaking.My thoughts and deepest condolences are with her family, friends, her REACH family, and everyone who loved and worked alongside her.”Two other people were killed in the crash, while two were injured.

The helicopter had been transporting 45-year-old Catalina Hernandez, who was suffering an allergic reaction after eating something, her ...