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S.C. firefighter dies after fitness training session with recruits

A Summerville Fire & Rescue Department spokesperson said the crewmember was transported to a hospital, where he passed away

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By Leila Merrill
FireRescue1/EMS1 Staff

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — A Summerville Fire & Rescue Department firefighter died Monday after going home from a physical fitness training session with recruits, the department announced.

He had a medical emergency and was transported to Summerville Medical Center, where he died.

“Please keep all those affected by this tragedy in your thoughts and prayers,” the department stated in a news release posted on Facebook.


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