Nurse "Suzie" Smith took her final flight on Sunday after her family confirmed she died days after the medical helicopter she was on board crashed onto Highway 50 in Sacramento .

Loved ones, first responders and strangers showed up big to honor the flight nurse.

In her line of work, Suzie saw firsthand daily that every second of life is precious, and her loved ones said Suzie chose to spend her time helping others and building communities.

A REACH helicopter flew Suzie's body from Sacramento to Red Bluff.

Her flag-draped casket was then slowly carried as fellow first responders lined the tarmac at the Red Bluff airport to say a painful goodbye as her body was transported by ground ambulance to a funeral home in Palo Cedro, a community in Shasta County.

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