Following a motor vehicle collision (MVC) on November 15, a Canadian paramedic named Jayme Erickson rushed to the scene and spent almost half an hour trying to save the victim before realizing that it was her own daughter, find out her brief bio
The accident occurred in rural Airdrie, Alberta where Jayme Erickson rushed to the accident spot with her colleague, Richard Reed.
Who Is Jayme Erickson Canada Paramedic Who Didn’t Know She Was Treating Her Own Daughter After Accident
“The critically injured patient I had just attended to, was my own flesh and blood,” paramedic Jayme Erickson wrote on Facebook after the death of her daughter Montana Dobry. https://t.co/gAdo2O2LqH pic.twitter.com/1URg2R117N
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The paramedic spent over 20 minutes attempting to save the accident victim unaware that it was her own 17-year-old daughter.
Jayme Erickson Brief Bio
Jayme Erickson is a Canadian paramedic who works in the emergency medical services sector. She lives in Winfield, British Columbia, in Canada and she is married to Sean Erickson. Jayme works as an emergency health service provider for the Alberta Health Services.
Jayme and Sean had an only child named Montana Erickson, who passed away after succumbing to her injuries. Montana was one of the passengers in the out-of-bounds car that recently crashed into an oncoming truck on November 15.
Jayme Unwittingly Was Keeping Her Own Girl Alive
17-year-old Montana was simply unrecognizable because of all her severe wounds from the accident. Jayme and her colleague tried to save the victims for nearly half an hour, giving their best attempts to get them out of the car. They were the first ones to reach the site after the accident.
Following the attempts to revive them, STARS ambulance airlifted the victims to the hospital. Once Jayme went home after completing her shift, the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) officers called up to inform her about the tragic news. The officers informed her that the patient she had just attempted to save was her daughter Montana.
However, despite the quick response, doctors were not able to save the young girl. Following Montana’s death, Jayme’s fellow paramedic Richard Reed stated:
Jayme unwittingly was keeping her own girl alive
Reaction To Daughter’s Death
Jayme took to Facebook to share about the whole incident and how the patient that she attended turned out to be her own flesh and blood. She posted:
My only child, My mini-me, my daughter She was a fighter and she fought until the day that she died and she was beautiful
Jayme further added how “Montana was able to give one last gift” as two of her daughter’s donated organs had already saved the lives of two lucky recipients.
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