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Tenn. paramedic dies trying to save teens from drowning in creek

By MELISSA TYNDALL
The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee)

The flag at Emergency Medical Service Station 20 flew at half-staff Sunday as the EMS workers inside laughed, cried and remembered their best moments with Joe Snow.

Snow, who was critically injured during a water rescue operation at Ringgold Creek on May 26, died at about 4:02 a.m. at Vanderbilt Hospital Sunday morning. Snow had been in critical condition since Thursday.

“He was a seasoned paramedic. He fought a long, hard battle and our prayers are with this family in this time of grief. It’s a time to honor him, his family and all public safety officers,” Emergency Medical Service Capt. Gary Perry said. “A lot of us are still in a grieving state. It’s hard when you lose a comrade in the line of duty.”

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