Tributes have been paid to a "fit and healthy" paramedic with no underlying conditions who died a week after he contracted coronavirus.
Mark Stanley, who was stationed at Halifax Ambulance Station in West Yorkshire, worked as a paramedic for more than 30 years after he he did military service in the Life Guards.
The 57-year-old from Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, died in Calderdale Royal Hospital on Thursday after a week-long battle with the virus.
Colleagues gathered outside his station in Halifax on Thursday evening to pay tribute to him during the Clap For Carers.
Friend Mark Rattigan, who is also a paramedic, said: "He was just a very, very decent, dedicated guy who lived for his family.
"I aspire to be someone like him. He was such a great bloke.
"I knew him for 32 years from when he came out of the Army."
He added: "He was as fit as a lop. He used to do open water swimming, he cycled everywhere, he didn't smoke, he drank infrequently, he looked after himself."When we were having fish and chips he'd be having a salad and nuts.
"He was as fit as you can get for a 57-year-old. You would struggle to find a 30-year-old with his level of fitness.
"But it's taken him down in a week."
Mr Stanley, who leaves a wife and two grown-up daughters, was the second member of Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) staff to die this week after contracting Covid-19.
The other has not been named but YAS said they were an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, from North Yorkshire, who died on Tuesday.
Chief Executive Rod Barnes said: "Both colleagues had worked tirelessly for many years serving their local communities, and were married with families.
"On behalf of everyone at YAS, we would like to offer our deepest sympathies to their families.
"We know that many people within the trust are affected by this very tragic news and we are supporting our staff at this very difficult time."
