Jamie Zimmerman, a medical doctor who provided on-air analysis for ABC News, died in a drowning accident on Monday while vacationing in Hawaii. She was 31.
Zimmerman was apparently attempting to cross the Lumahai River on the Hawaiian island of Kauai when she slipped on some rocks and was swept out to sea. When lifeguards aboard jet skis located her, Zimmerman was unresponsive. According to police, Zimmerman was alone at the time.
A member of ABC's "Medical Unit," Zimmerman had carved out a successful niche in media. Along with ABC, Zimmerman also contributed to the Huffington Post, Yahoo News and PBS. According to a biography on her website, she performed on television shows such as "7th Heaven" and "Boston Public" when she was a teenager.
The biography notes her passion for global health and her "work around the globe," which included time in Haiti, Congolese refugee camps and the Amazon rainforest.
