A flight nurse and a paramedic delivered a premature baby midflight
REACH and Guardian Flight crew members Steve Hardesty and Misae Nomiyama delivered baby Lacy safely during a climb. Both are 2026 Stars of Life, and they reunite with the family in Elko on Oct. 23.
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Flight nurse Steve Hardesty and paramedic Misae Nomiyama, working a REACH and Guardian Flight trip, delivered a premature baby during the climb. The baby, Lacy, arrived safely. Both crew members are 2026 Stars of Life honorees. They are set to see Lacy and her mother again in Elko on Oct. 23.
The delivery happened in the air, with the two of them working as a team. The reunion is the day the family and the crew meet on the ground.
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