Whittier principal killed in Sunday avalanche
Craig Kitto, 45, succumbed to injuries
Bozeman school principal identified as avalanche victim
By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-02-15 21:28:01-05
BOZEMAN â The man killed in an avalanche on Sunday has been identified as a Bozeman resident.
According to a press release, the Gallatin County Coroners Office said Craig Kitto, 45, succumbed to his injuries and passed away on Sunday evening.
Kitto was the principal at Whittier Elementary School in Bozeman.
The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is assessing the avalanche site today.
The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is assessing the avalanche site today.
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Ban on surprise medical bills could reshape U.S. air ambulance industry
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HERMISTON â As rising COVID-19 numbers spark worry about hospital capacity in Oregon, the ability to quickly move patients between hospitals has been an important part of planning for surges.
In 2020, Life Flight Network transported about 600 confirmed COVID-19 patients across its service region, which covers the Pacific Northwest and part of western Montana. A press release from the âlargest not-for-profit air transport service in the United Statesâ stated in total it used full COVID-19 protocols in about 1,300 transports where patients had COVID-19 symptoms.
Tim Beard, one of the flight nurses who cares for patients as theyâre being transported via plane or helicopter, said in some ways his job is the same as it has always been: transport critically ill patients. But while flight nurses always have worn surgical masks around patients with flu-like symptoms, they now wear N-95 masks with all patients and a head-to-toe set of personal protective equipment when t