Story Published: Mar 8, 2010 at 11:59 AM PST
Story Updated: Mar 8, 2010 at 11:59 AM PST
Rescue crews at helicopter crash scene near Soapstone Basin, east of Kamas, Utah.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gina Panuzzi, 31, of Lacey, remains hospitalized with internal injuries at University Hospital in Salt Lake City, authorities said, but is expected to recover.
Another Washington state man who was less seriously injured in the crash, Petty Officer 3rd Class Darren Hicks, 22, of Oroville was released from the hospital and has returned to his home base in Elizabeth City, N.C.
The two were among five Coast Guard crew members aboard the chopper Wednesday when it crashed while returning from Vancouver, B.C., to Elizabeth City after providing security at the Winter Olympics.
All five survived, and were taken to University Hospital at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Besides Panuzzi, one other is still hospitalized - Lt. Cmdr. Steven Cerveny of Lincoln, Neb., who is listed in fair condition.
The remaining two crew members - Patrick Shaw, 37, of Juneau, Alaska, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Edward Sychra, 26, of Blanchard, Idaho - have returned to Elizabeth City with Hicks.
The helicopter went down Wednesday in a wooded area of Utah's Uinta mountains about 50 miles east of Salt Lake City.
Coast Guard officials didn't immediately know why the helicopter went down. Blizzard-like conditions were reported at the time of the crash, said Chief Mike Hvozda, a spokesman for the Coast Guard's 5th district, which includes Air Station Elizabeth City.
The MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter was one of two traveling through the area en route to home base in Elizabeth City, N.C., after performing security duty at the Vancouver Games, said Dan Dewell, a spokesman for the Coast Guard's 11th District in Alameda, Calif.
The helicopters made a refueling stop in Salt Lake City - one of several required for the long trip - and were headed to Leadville, Colo., before spending the night in Kansas City.
The crash is under investigation.
