LifeFlight
Coverage of LifeFlight in the Nexus archive.
- ‘That was uncalled for’: Country star Trace Adkins recalls moment he was shot by second wife
Country star Trace Adkins was shot by his second wife, Julie Lauren Curtis, on Feb. 21, 1991. The incident left him with life-threatening injuries, but he survived due to medical intervention. Curtis later apologized, stating she did not intend to harm him.
- ‘That was uncalled for’: Country star Trace Adkins recalls moment he was shot by second wife
Country star Trace Adkins recounted being shot by his second wife, Julie Lauren Curtis, on February 21, 1991. The incident left him with a bullet passing through his heart and lungs, requiring hospitalization and later surgery. He credited LifeFlight and Vanderbilt University Medical Center for his survival.
- ‘She thought I was indestructible’: Country star Trace Adkins recalls second wife shooting him in 1991
Country star Trace Adkins recalled being shot by his second wife, Julie Lauren Curtis, in 1991. He survived after medical intervention and later required additional surgery due to complications. Curtis apologized, and Adkins believes she did not intend to harm him.
- Rescuers free climber trapped beneath 16,000-pound boulder on Oregon's Mount Hood in complex operation
An injured climber trapped under a 16,000-pound boulder on Oregon's Mount Hood was successfully rescued by first responders in a complex operation. Technical teams constructed a system to lift the rock, and the climber was airlifted to a hospital by LifeFlight, with medical support from Oregon Health and Science University. The climber is expected to recover.