ABC News doctor Jamie Zimmerman dies in accident

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ABC News Doctor Jamie Zimmerman Dies After Hawaiian Accident - Jamie Zimmerman,  which  served  as being a  doctor  AND ALSO  reporter  due to the  ABC News medical unit, drowned  though   with  vacation  with  Hawaii. She  am  31.

According  to   a good  note  through  ABC News President James Goldston  to  staff, Zimmerman  am  attempting  in order to  cross  ones  Lumhai River  on  Kauai’s north shore  While  she lost her footing  IN ADDITION TO   feel  swept out  for you to  sea. Zimmerman’s mother, Jordan Zimmerman,  verified  her death  that has a  message  on  Zimmerman’s Facebook page.

“Those  involving   you   exactly who  knew Jamie  or  read  a few   regarding  her writings knew  That  she loved  you  above  all  else.  The item   was  her passion  to   end up being   of   SERVICE   IN ADDITION TO  teaching meditation  feel  her calling,” Jordan Zimmerman wrote. “In her short 31  decades  Jamie traveled  the  globe representing America  being a  caring mindfulness ambassador. Her accomplishments included helping Congolese refugees  throughout  Zambia, volunteering  in   a great  cash-strapped hospital  within  India, building classrooms  in  Uganda,  AS WELL AS   working with  indigenous  anyone   on the  Amazon  with  Peru. Jamie served  to be a  United  nations  Global Health representative  in  Haiti  AND  she even taught meditation  in the  U.S. Capitol.

“She  are  honored  in  UCLA’s prestigious Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award,  \'m   a  Rhodes Scholar finalist,  AND ALSO  earned  the   name   involving  Dr. Jamie  with the  Mount Sinai School  connected with  Medicine. Jamie  composed   due to the  Huffington Post, Sonima,  AND ALSO  Mind Body Green.  all  recently she interviewed Deepak Chopra  AND  had planned  to be able to  collaborate  throughout  him  in  his new project giyo.com.  all   this   am   IN ADDITION TO  her  EMPLOY  ABC News  with   it\'s  Medical Unit  along with the  (Goldie) Hawn Foundation  during which  she trained educators  AS WELL AS  school administrators  in order to  teach meditation  in order to  children.”

Along  inside  contributing  to  research  intended for  ABC’s medical unit, Zimmerman  additionally  offered meditation sessions  for its  ABC News  a worker   within  New York,  Based on  Goldston. She had  in addition   designed   an  documentary  with  Congolese refugee camps.