‘Medic down! Medic down!’ Pierre-area paramedic survives heart attack on way to call

‘Medic down! Medic down!’ Pierre-area paramedic survives heart attack on way to call

PIERRE, S.D. — By all accounts, it’s a miracle to even speak to Joe Meligan, a veteran paramedic working in the Pierre area for some 30 years, and a greater miracle still that he is as he ever has been – lucid, energetic and passionate about his work. Meligan suffered a heart attack on July 27, while responding to an incident of a vehicle driving into the reservoir. Part of a joint response by a number of agencies, including Pierre Rescue, Game,…