| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 2009 | |
| Honoree | |
| Leroy C. Shelton | |
| Agency | |
| Flight for Life | |
| Agency City | |
| Pahrump | |
| Agency State | |
| NV | |
| Last Call | |
| 4/4/99 | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Medical Aviation Accident | |
| Biography | |
| "Leroy wanted nothing more than to be a nurse responding to emergencies in helicopters," stated his chief flight nurse. He had been with the flight team just two weeks and would have made a great flight nurse. He had a real passion for the job. Larry had realized his dream, and that is something good to say about this tragedy.<br /> <br /> Leroy C. Shelton, 37, was killed in the line of duty on April 4, 1999. The medical helicopter crashed into a patch of land near Indian Springs, Nevada, as it returned to its rural base after the transport of a patient in Las Vegas, Nevada.<br /> <br /> Shelton was a paramedic with Flight for Life out of Las Vegas, Nevada.<br /> <br /> Honored 2009 |
The United States Official National EMS Memorial Service
