A native of the Olean area was killed in Afghanistan while trying to rescue a fellow soldier.


Army Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig, 28, a medic who grew up in the Cattaraugus County hamlet of Knapp Creek, died Wednesday when the hoist on his Black Hawk helicopter malfunctioned as he tried to evacuate a soldier, according to the Department of Defense.

The soldier, Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury, 22, of St. Joseph, Mo. also died, after combat near Naray, Afghanistan, while serving with a light infantry unit from the 10th Mountain Division.
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