Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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Two boys, ages 4 and 14; two girls, ages 7 and 9; a 39-year-old man; and a 33-year-old woman died in the shooting
Ben Carlson was helping a swimmer struggling when they were hit by a large wave; the swimmer made it to the shore but Carlson went under water
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The accident involved one larger boat and two “open-fisherman-style” boats, but it’s unclear exactly how the crash happened
The vehicle was taken while he’s been in the hospital, and found with bullet holes throughout the vehicle
His wife found him trapped underneath the vehicle; he he died from his injuries in a local hospital
The teen failed to stop at an intersection and ran into the side of the ambulance, which “failed to exercise care to avoid colliding with a person riding a bicycle”
Funeral services were held for William “Alan” Smith who, along with Dennis Rushing, were killed in an ambulance collision while responding to a call
Andrew Walkingshaw, 43, was vacationing with his wife to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary
A 61-year-old search and rescue volunteer fell to his death while trying to rescue a 25-year-old hiker who had fallen 100 feet
Horrified motorists, including a woman in a doctor’s coat and stethoscope, tried to help
He has been identified as Dennis Rushing; the name of the other medic killed is still being withheld
She died from her injuries after her friend tried to pass a truck because the exhaust fumes were giving her an asthmatic reaction
Gregory Light was off duty at the time; he worked as a firefighter for 27 years and helped train EMTs and paramedics
The ambulance and semi truck collided on a highway; their names have not yet been released
The dead include a 20-year-old man and a teenage girl; it’s unknown how many were taken to a local hospital
The medics suffered serious injuries; the driver of the car that hit the ambulance was pronounced dead at the scene
A 75-year-old man died while waiting to be airlifted to a trauma center after an explosion at the fireworks plant
An ambulance was transporting Jessie Lucear, 72, when it was T-boned by a car that ran a red light
Out of the 16 units on duty, only one was not on a call, but it was 4.5 miles away and took 13 minutes to respond
They jumped into the open-pit toilet but were unable to breathe and lost consciousness
She was armed with a knife and the sheriff’s deputy said he feared for his life
Rescuers heard people shouting for help and are searching for those missing
Continuous ice fall and rock fall make the area too dangerous for rescuers
Responders were still on the scene Sunday morning; officials have not said what caused the crash
After falling through the windshield of a moving truck, the 24-year-old was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead
It’s believed to have been set by a man with dementia
All that was left of some of the eight vehicles were charred hunks of nearly indiscernible metal after almost zero visibility led to a chain reaction of rear-end collisions
Medics also treated seven more who were wounded
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