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Fundraiser to benefit fallen Utah paramedic’s family

The fundraiser will be held at any Chili’s restaurant locations for Jake Shepherd’s family

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Jake Shepherd.

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By EMS1 Staff

TOOELE, Utah — A fundraiser will be held next month for the family of a paramedic who died in an air ambulance crash last year.

Paramedic Jake Shepherd, 24, was one of four people who died after the plane crashed in Nevada on Nov. 18, 2016.

He leaves behind his wife, Sadie, and their three children. The Feb. 6 fundraiser will be held at any Chili’s restaurant location in the state, and 15 percent of all profits will go to Shepherd’s wife.