By Rachel Engel
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. — A firefighter-paramedic died this week after suffering a “major medical event” last month.
Franklin County Firefighter-Paramedic Eric Newman died on Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency on July 14, WFXR reported.
“It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Firefighter/Paramedic Eric Newman passed away last evening,” a Twitter post by the Franklin County Department of Public Safety read. “Paramedic Newman has been hospitalized after suffering a major medical event while on shift July 14. Please keep the Newman and public safety family in your prayers.”