January 26, 2012 West Virginia paramedic collapses and dies while on duty www.privateofficer.com
Boone County WV Jan 26 2012 A paramedic with Boone County (W.Va.) Ambulance Authority died while on duty today (Wednesday, Jan. 25) returning from a routine inter-facility transfer, according to information from The Boone Examiner, the local newspaper in Boone County.
Sarah Nodurft, 27, died suddenly and unexpectedly from an as yet undetermined cause, according to news accounts.
The West Virginia MetroNews Network reported that Nodurft collapsed and died on the way back to the station after taking a patient to a hospital in Charleston.
Boone County Ambulance Authority Director Randy Lengyel told the network news that Nodurft, who lived in Madison, had stopped with her partner to get something to eat at about 12:30 p.m.
“She just fell over. I really don’t know what happened,” Lengyel told the Charleston-based network news.
Nodurft had been working with the ambulance authority for about five years. She became a paramedic last June, according to news reports.
“Everybody is having a tough time with this,” Lengyel said. “It’s a tragic loss for us. She was a fine paramedic and a fine person too.”
On Nodurft’s social media website profile, posted on Myspace.com, she said she also worked part-time for Lincoln Emergency Services in Hamlin, W.Va.
She called herself “not your typical girly girl,” as she had knowledge of automotive repair, enjoyed four-wheeling and “having fun.” She also characterized herself as “a tad bit hyperactive 97 percent of the time” something she attributed to high-caffeine soft drinks as well as energy drinks like Vault, Red Bull and Monster.
Nodurft is also listed as an active member of the Red Knights Motorcycle Club, West Virginia #3, according to the club’s web site.
The Boone Examiner said she was a member of the Spruce River Fire Department in Jeffrey, W.Va.
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