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Calif. Falck EMT dies from COVID-19

Care Ambulance EMT Aldo Iniguez died Thursday after a month-long battle with the disease

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By Laura French

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. — A California Falck EMT has died due to COVID-19.

Care Ambulance Service, a Falck agency that serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties, announced on social media that veteran EMT Aldo Iniguez died Thursday morning after a month-long battle with the disease.

“Aldo loved his job, his partners, and his patients, and will be deeply missed by many,” Care Ambulance wrote in an Instagram post.

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The International Association of EMTs and Paramedics (IAEP) also extended its condolences to Iniguez’s family, stating that his death marks the union’s first death by COVID-19.

“Aldo will be dearly missed by his loving family, coworkers of Local R12-370 and the Altadena community,” the association wrote on Facebook. “Rest in peace and thank you for your service.”

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