Eagle County paramedic dies while responding to call

By Wilson Beese | 9News

Eagle County Paramedics Services are mourning the loss of one of their own who died Friday.

Steve Zuckerman was responding to a backcountry rescue call in Vail at the time of his death. He was 61. The paramedics services did not say what the cause of death was.

He started working part-time as a paramedic for Eagle County in April 2008 and joined the full-time staff in May 2013. He also worked for Beaver Creek Ski Patrol for more than 25 years.

Zuckerman was a member of the Search and Rescue team, a field trainer and was training as a critical care paramedic.

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