Eamonn pulled over as he knew something was wrong, got out of the van but immediately collapsed.  His brave daughter Alexandra used her dad’s phone to call family and was soon connected via 999 to ambulance control, who stayed on the line and dispatched an Emergency Ambulance and the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) team by air ambulance.  Importantly, bystanders were able to provide CPR on Eamonn until the arrival of emergency services.

Sadly, despite all best efforts, Eamonn died in hospital two days later on 15th June 2023.

To mark one year from the date of the accident, Eamonn’s family members visited the Air Ambulance to see the helicopter and meet with one of the pilots who flies the aircraft.

Eamonn’s wife, Corrina, said, “We lost Eamonn so suddenly; it’s been a very difficult year.  We are grateful that Eamonn had every possible chance and that me and our 4 children and I had a little time at the hospital to be with him to say goodbye. Eamonn didn’t know that he had a wasp/bee sting allergy; we would also like to encourage anyone who has a known allergy to carry their EpiPen as this can be the difference between life and death.”