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Terryson Jackson
Battalion Chief
Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Age: 50
Sex: Male
Classification: Career
Years of service: 19
Date of incident: August 28, 2023
Date of death: August 28, 2023
On Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services flight crew members were dispatched to a medical call regarding a traffic crash with injuries in North Lauderdale. The EC 135 Eurocopter was airborne when the pilot attempted to return to the Pompano Beach Airpark. The aircraft sustained an in-flight emergency and crashed into a small apartment building, east of North Dixie Highway and just south of Northeast 10th Street. Battalion Chief Terryson Jackson died in the crash. An individual that was inside the apartment at the time of the crash was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two other crew members and two civilians were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and are all listed in fair condition.
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