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Acting Waldo, Fla., fire chief/paramedic dies in ATV crash

By News4Jax.com (Florida)

WALDO, Fla. — The acting chief of the Waldo Fire Department was killed Sunday while riding an all-terrain vehicle.

Lt. Hope Powell, 39, was riding an ATV at Gatorback Cycle Park in Newberry when the vehicle overturned on a steep incline and landed on top of her, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

She was not wearing a helmet, but officials said head protection probably would not have saved her life.

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