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A family has been devastated after their father tragically died while exercising at a gym.
NSW Ambulance Paramedic Steve Nguyen, 44, was working out interval training at a F45 gym when he had a heart attack, 7NEWS.com.au reports.
He was rushed to Liverpool Hospital and was placed on life support in the intensive care unit. Friends and co-workers of Steve’s wife Carpe, an ICU nurse, treated him but he died two weeks later after another cardiac arrest.
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Steve’s friend and co-worker Asaeli Williams, 35, told 7NEWS.com.au, the father of three’s heart attack was a shock.
“In the last 18 months, he (Steve) started getting on quite a health kick, he starting working out, stopped smoking, lost weight,†Asaeli said.
He told the news site that people suffering from cardiac arrests were generally â€much older than him or more unhealthyâ€.
“We would go to them (heart attacks) fairly often. If you look into people’s history there’s usually something there.â€
Steve was an ambulance officer for 13 years, working at Fairfield station until its closure then Bankstown Superstation. He is survived by his wife and children – Chelsea, 18, Miranda, 15, and Winston, 12. His passing has left his wife to pay for their mortgage and support their family with half their income.
Asaeli started a GoFundMe page to help Steve’s family. Since its launch, the page has raised over $54,000 in seven days.
“His colleagues, both Paramedics and Emergency Department staff, always held Steve in high esteem, not only for his years of experience and knowledge but for his incredible sense of humour,†the page said.
“Steve always brought a smile to everyone when he entered a room. There wasn’t a bad job or brutal night shift that Steve couldn’t defuse with a well-timed joke and a sneaky smile.â€
He was devoted to his children who he “adored and loved more than anything in the worldâ€, it added.
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