FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A firefighter-EMT has died from injuries sustained while helping a motorist, according to The Roanoke Times.
John Echternach Jr., 54, was assisting a motorist Friday when a tree fell on his car, according to WSLS. He passed away Monday morning from those injuries.
Echternach was with the department since 2003. Funeral arrangements are pending.
The sheriff’s office said he was a member of the Boones Mill Fire-EMS Department and the Franklin County Department of Public Safety since June 2003.