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De Blasio: City to honor Colo. paramedic who died battling NYC outbreak

Paul Cary
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City will find a way to honor a Colorado paramedic who died of COVID-19 after traveling to New York to help battle the pandemic.

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Paul Cary's death was announced Thursday. He had been a firefighter and paramedic for more than 30 years.

"I got to tell you it just hurts that such a good man has made the ultimate sacrifice for us," de Blasio said at his daily briefing Friday.

Cary, 66, was part of a wave of paramedics and emergency medical technicians from around the country who pitched in to help New York when the coronavirus was surging.

De Blasio said Cary "gave his life for us and we're going to honor him in a particular way."

Cary was in New York as part of the company Ambulnz's COVID-19 response team.

Cary's family released a statement Thursday to CBS Denver through Ambulanz.

"Accepting Paul's commitment to serving others in need, we respected his choice to volunteer to be part of Ambulnz's response team to the COVID-19 crisis in New York City," the statement said. "He risked his own health and safety to protect others and left this world a better place. We are at peace knowing that Paul did what he loved and what he believed in, right up until the very end."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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