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'A huge resource': Intermountain Health provides life-saving air transport for K9s in the line of duty

By ABC 4 · September 16, 2026 · 1 min read
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Accidents happen to everyone, and trained K-9 officers are no exception. So, you may be thinking, who is called when a K-9 gets hurt? Well, Darby Earle, a flight nurse and lead for the K-9 transport team for the Intermountain Health Flight & Ambulance Service and sat down with ABC4.

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