(FOX40.COM) — Susan "Suzie" Smith, a beloved nurse, took her final flight on Sunday afternoon with a special procession held by loved ones.

Loved ones announced Smith's death on Saturday, just five days after a REACH air medical helicopter crashed on Highway 50 with Smith and two others on board.

Family, community members and first responders held a procession Sunday to honor her legacy as they flew her back home from Sacramento to Red Bluff, then continued the procession by ground ambulance to Palo Cedro in Shasta County.

Smith served as a nurse for 50 years before losing her life doing what she's passionate about — caring for patients. In a statement, loved ones told FOX40 that they will always remember the woman as a pillar of the EMS and healthcare community, a rescuer delivering ca

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