Year Honored | |
---|---|
2015 | |
Honoree | |
Erasmus ‘Johan’ van der Colff IV | |
Title | |
Flight Paramedic | |
Agency | |
Air Evac Lifeteam | |
Agency City | |
Duncan | |
Agency State | |
Oklahoma | |
Last Call | |
October 22, 2014 | |
Biography | |
In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 4, 2014, the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter was transporting a patient from Waurika, Oklahoma to Wichita Falls, TX for treatment. Shortly before they arrived at the receiving hospital, the helicopter crashed, injuring Johan and his flight nurse partner Leslie Stewart. Johan died of his injuries 18 days later on October 22, 2014. |