Firefighter dies after medical emergency while battling wildfire near Ely, Minnesota
A firefighter died after suffering a medical emergency while working on a wildfire near Ely in northern Minnesota on Aug 11, according to the Eastern Area Complex Incident Management Team.
A firefighter has died after suffering a medical emergency while battling wildfires near Ely in northern Minnesota.
According to the Eastern Area Complex Incident Management Team, the firefighter experienced a medical emergency at about 10:40 a.m. on Aug 11 while working on one of the fires near Ely. Fire personnel and emergency medical services responded and took the individual to a local hospital for treatment, but the individual died after arrival.
The individual's name has not been released. "Our deepest condolences go out to the family and fellow firefighting community," the incident management team said in a news release.
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