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EMS official dies after responding to crash involving 19-year-old daughter

Posted at 11:57 AM, Jan 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-18 11:57:38-05

ANDOVER, N.J. — A rescue squad member and public servant in New Jersey died of a heart attack on Saturday after responding to a wreck that involved his 19-year-old daughter. Eskil “Scott” Danielson, 49, of Andover, N.J., responded to a crash on Route 206 around 3 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, Danielson learned that his 19-year-old daughter Alycia was one of the crash victims, according to Lehigh Valley Live,

Danielson helped treat his daughter and the other person involved in the crash before heading to Newton Medical Center to check on his daughter. While he was in the waiting room, Danielson suffered a massive heart attack, according to Lehigh Valley Live.

He was airlifted to another hospital at 4:34 p.m. but was pronounced dead later that night.

Danielson’s daughter has since been released from the hospital.

Danielson is survived by his wife of 25 years, Tammy, and his three children, Alycia, 19; Aaron, 28; and Amanda, 21.