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Helicopter medical evacuation of Bertha Parker Simmons, 1973

Also Bertha Parker Simmons helicopter flight · July 1973 Beaver Island medical evacuation

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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TypeEvent
Date1973-07-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Date
1973-07-01
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Bertha Parker Simmons (patient)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Bertha Parker Simmons was flown by helicopter from Beaver Island to Little Traverse Hospital on July 1, 1973.

Evidence and limits

The hospital notice provides no diagnosis, aircraft or crew identity, dispatch record, or medical chart.

Sources

  1. Reports that the helicopter returned to Beaver Island on July 1 for Bertha Parker Simmons of Flint and Beaver Island, who was flown to Little Traverse Hospital; it does not identify the aircraft, operator, medical condition, or receiving record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Helicopter medical evacuation of Bertha Parker Simmons, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/helicopter-medical-evacuation-of-bertha-parker-simmons-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Hospital Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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