New Hanover (NC) Firefighter Dies During Training Exercise

A New Hanover County fire captain has died from an apparent heart attack while participating in a training exercise, reports WWAY 3.

New Hanover County Fire Rescue Captain David Heath, a 10-year veteran, collapsed while participating in a training exercise. Despite an exhaustive effort by colleagues who immediately performed CPR, applied a defibrillator and instituted advanced life support measures, Heath died. He was 48.

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