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Year Honored
2008
Honoree
Cameron C Carter
Agency
Lifeguard Alaska
Agency City
Anchorage
Agency State
AK
Last Call
12/3/07
Cause of Death
Medical Aviation Accident
Biography
People who knew Cameron said he was one of the most outstanding people they had ever met. He had achieved more in his short 24 years on earth then most people accomplish in a lifetime. He was a natural when it came to helping people in emergency situations. "He was gifted in rescue; there is no other way to express it," stated a co-worker.<br /> <br /> Cameron Carter, 24, was killed in a Line of Duty death on December 3, 2007. He was part of a three- person team conducting a medical transport of a patient to Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. The air ambulance is believed to have encountered adverse weather conditions after failure to report in. Following an extensive seven-day search, no survivors were found, and it is presumed Carter made the ultimate sacrifice on the flight.<br /> <br /> Cameron was a flight paramedic with Providence Lifeguard in Anchorage, Alaska. He moved to Alaska from Newport News when he was 14 years old and fell in love with the state. He knew his calling early on, becoming a volunteer EMT and firefighter with the Butte Fire Department. He aggressively pursued his National Registry training after completion of high school and soon began working for Central Emergency Services in 2004. Cameron moved to Kenai, Alaska where he worked for Central Emergency Services. In his off time he was a flight paramedic with Providence Lifeguard, working transport.<br /> <br /> Cameron enjoyed working on his house and hiking with his dogs. He loved to fish and he loved good movies, and he had a special passion for NASCAR racing. "Cameron was a special person; he had such passion and such a giving of himself. He had such a great relationship with his parents, calling them his best friends. He had a special ability with animals, and with nature, he just seemed to fit in God's plan. He will be sorely missed by so many; he was a gift to the medical profession with his kind and thoughtful ways of treating patients.<br /> <br /> Honored 2008