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Canadian paramedics defend dad’s walk to ambulance

Assistant chief of operations ‘call was handled appropriately’ despite man’s death

By Jason Halstead
The Winnipeg Sun

WINNIPEG, Canada — In spite of criticism from the family of the city’s second murder victim of the year, Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service brass say the call was handled properly.

Family members of Garth Isfeld, 44, who was struck with a beer bottle early Saturday morning outside his North Kildonan home and died later in hospital, told media Sunday they were not pleased paramedics did not drive right up to his home and questioned why Isfeld walked to the attending ambulance.

Christian Schmidt, assistant chief of operations for Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, said departmental policies were followed.

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