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Grand County dispatcher earns lifesaving medal

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Grand County dispatch supervisor Mindy Lammert received a Lifesaving Medal Sept. 24 from the Utah Sheriffs Association for staying on the phone with an injured BASE jumper for about three hours while helping coordinate his rescue. Grand County dispatch Supervisor Mindy Lammert, left, holds her Utah Sheriffs Association Lifesaving Medal beside Sheriff Jamison Wiggins at the Sept.

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