Burdick dies at work

April 21, 2011
Vern Burdick, the owner of Accurate Collision service, Bonners Ferry, collapsed in his shop this morning of an apparent heart attack. An ambulance was called to the scene at 11:34 a.m., and crews arrived to find CPR had already begun.

Mr. Burdick was transported to Boundary Community Hospital, but efforts to resucitate him failed.

He was 67 years old.