Paramedic dies
Posted Jul 3, 2011 7:22 am.
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Calgary’s emergency services community is mourning one of their own.
59-year-old paramedic Eric Arnestad was killed Friday in a motorcycle crash in Montana.
The Calgary Sun reports the long-time member of Calgary EMS and a pioneer of STARS air ambulance had contracted Hepatitis C on the job and needed a liver transplant.
He’d been planning a cross country ride next month to raise awareness about the disease.
