—The pilot and flight nurse, who were also injured in the medical helicopter crash, were released from the hospital
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. — A flight paramedic who was critically injured in a medical helicopter crash Sept. 17 is making progress this week.
Miles Weske’s fiance, Brooke Weber, told KARE that Weske recently opened his eyes for the first time since the crash.
“All of a sudden he decided that he wanted to open his eyes and start communicating with us, and he’s been intermittently awake ever since,” Weber said.
Weske, 34, suffered a number of serious injuries, including a fractured neck, broken ribs and sternum, a liver laceration and bleeding in his brain.
Weber and Weske, who met through work, were scheduled to be married his week. The two have six children together. After the crash, Weber began using her fiance’s last name.
Although Weske cannot yet speak, Weber said he has been able to mouth phrases like “I love you.”
“This morning I woke up and told him he had three days to get his trach out and be able to say ‘I do’ on Wednesday, and he laughed and thought it was pretty funny. We’ll see what happens. It might still happen on Wednesday, but it might be in the hospital instead,” Weber said.
Over $23,947 of a $30,000 donation goal has been raised for Weske via GoFundMe.
The helicopter’s pilot, Joshua Jones, 47, and flight nurse Scott Scepaniak, 44, have been released from the hospital.
Watch the video report here.
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