HAGERSTOWN, Md. — On World Helicopter Day, Aug. 17, former Jason Fisher stood inside Hagerstown’s Rider Jet Center with his family and reunited with the air-medical crew that saved his life.

Fisher reunited with LifeNet 8-1 flight Paramedic Mike Peck and other members of the crew who responded to his crash three years ago. The emotional reunion highlighted the vital role helicopters and critical-care teams play in emergency medicine, the Franklin County Free Press reported.

“There’s no real way to explain what it feels like to look into the eyes of someone who helped save your life,” said Fisher. “To see that person again, it was like seeing part of the reason I’m still here.”

Three years ago, Fisher was mowing near his business when a car hit his mower, flinging him head-first into

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