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Year Honored
2004
Honoree
Mario W Guerrero
Agency
IHC Life Flight
Agency City
Salt Lake City
Agency State
UT
Last Call
1/10/03
Cause of Death
Medical Aviation Accident
Biography
Getting help to the critical patient the quickest way possible is what makes the men and women in the field of flight rescue so extraordinary. They understand the need to rush the critically ill or wounded to the best hospitals. Performing the task of administering in air care and treatment makes this group elite.<br /> <br /> Mario Wyatt Guerrero, 37, of Pleasant Grove, Utah perished aboard a medical helicopter responding to a request for transport of an individual injured in a motor vehicle accident. He lost his life on January 10, 2003 when the helicopter he was riding encountered bad weather and heavy fog.<br /> <br /> Mr. Guerrero was employed by Intermountain Health Care Life Flight, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a paramedic and had been with IHC for the last eighteen years. "He passed away doing what he loved to do, helping others, said a friend". He was as dedicated to his belief in God as he was in helping mankind.<br /> <br /> "It's been an emotional few days for family members and the crews of Life Flight and Aired. We are all like family, we have our family, then we have a squad family, and this has been tough to take", said a crewmember.<br /> <br /> Honored 2004