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Matthew Walker Blansett *COP

Case # :1154

Gender : Male

Age : 40

Race : White

Date : 08/23/2022

Location : Aetna Mountain

City : Marion County

County : Marion

State : Tennessee

Agency : Tennessee Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Helicopter crash

Event : Killed on duty in helicopter crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

The Bell 206 helicopter Sgt. Lee Russell and Detective Mark Blansett were in struck a high-power line and crashed. Both died.

Source Links :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26357-detective-matthew-walker-blansett