Anger builds after man dies while waiting for paramedics in Melbourne home [Video]

Anger is building across the Victorian community after a 69-year-old man died over the weekend while waiting for an ambulance.

When an ambulance finally arrived, it was too late.

Members of the much-loved RSL told 9News the 69-year-old’s death was tragic.

“It’s pretty awful that someone lies in a house on the floor and has to wait four hours for an ambulance and have no one to call,” David Jamieson said.

“For the older cohort, they rely on the emergency services to ensure their health needs are met. When it fails it can be catastrophic, as it was in this case. It’s really sad and frankly, we all got to do better.”

Ambulance Victoria is reviewing the death, which happened while at least 50 crews were off the roads thanks to a spike in sick leave, according to the paramedics‘ union.

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