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Year Honored
1995
Honoree
Matthew T Jeton
Agency
Airmed Skycare / United Ambulance Service
Agency City
Lewiston/Augusta/B
Agency State
ME
Last Call
11/19/93
Cause of Death
Medical Aviation Accident
Biography
On November 19, 1993, Matt was the paramedic attending a burn patient on an AirMed helicopter transfer to Portland's Maine Medical Hospital. The helicopter went down in Casco Bay, two miles from the destination. Engine problems and poor weather are believed to have caused the crash. Matt's body was not recovered.<br /> <br /> Matt was an active emergency medical technician, working with the University of Maine Ambulance Corps, Freeport Rescue, County Ambulance, United Ambulance Service, and AirMed.<br /> <br /> Honored 1995