A Colorado paramedic dies in the COVID19 response. Paul Cary, 66, volunteered to go to New York with Ambulnz’s coronavirus response team, his employer confirmed to KDVR News. Paul from the Denver metro area died Thursday after treating COVID-19 patients in New York City.

Cary tested positive for the virus about one week ago.

Like September 11 attacks, responders from across the nation are joining their comrades from across the country. “He risked his own health and safety to protect others and left this world a better place. We are at peace knowing that Paul did what he loved and what he believed in, right up until the very end,” his family said in a statement.

Colorado Paramedic

Before working as an EMS paramedic for Ambulnz, an ambulance services provider, Cary spent more than 30 years with Aurora Fire Rescue as a firefighter and paramedic. Cary is survived by two sons and four grandchildren. Funeral details have not yet been announced.

COVID19 Line of Duty Deaths

Fire and police associations are working towards creating a Line of Duty Death – LODD list for confirmed deaths secondary to COVID19.