Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Carroll County Sheriff's Office: Westminster man collapses, dies while shoveling snow

“Westminster man collapses, dies while shoveling snow”

Westminster, Carroll County, January 27, 2011 ---- Just after 10:00 am this morning Deputy First Class John Iannone was notified by a citizen that a person had collapsed in the 1200 block of Cherrytown Road and was not breathing. Deputy Iannone responded directly and noted two passing motorists had stopped and were performing CPR on an individual who was lying in a driveway. The victim, later identified as Michael Harmony, 32 years old, of the 1200 block Cherrytown Road, was in cardiac and respiratory arrest. He was observed an hour earlier by his father in the driveway of their residence shoveling snow.

DFC Iannone assisted with CPR until the arrival of EMS unit #69 from the Pleasant Valley Fire Department. The victim was transported to Carroll Hospital Center where further attempts to revive him proved negative. He was pronounced deceased at 1050 am by Doctor Jillson of the Emergency Room. Due to the victim’s age, he will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner where an autopsy will be conducted to determine a cause of death.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Corporal Carlos Bustos of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Services Bureau at 410-386-2900.

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Also see: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5112/westminster-man-suffers-cardiac-arrest-dies-after-shoveling/

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