Biographical Info

Age: 19

Additional Info: Garvin had been a volunteer with the Fish River/Marlow Volunteer Fire Department for about a year.

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Garvin died from injuries she suffered when a rescue boat she was riding in collided with another vessel following a Christmas boat parade.

Date of Incident: Dec. 15, 2005

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Ala. firefighter dies from boat collision injuries

By GUY BUSBY
Staff Reporter
Mobile Register (Alabama)

Volunteer Firefighter Chelsea Lyn Garvin, 19, died Thursday from injuries received in a collision Saturday on Fish River while she was riding on a rescue vessel after a Christmas boat parade, department officials said.

Garvin, a 2005 Fairhope High graduate, was one of three South Baldwin Search and Rescue team members on the boat when it collided with another vessel at about 7:48 p.m., according to reports. She was flown to the University of South Alabama Medical Center by LifeFlight-Mobile.

She died at the Mobile hospital at 2:59 p.m. Thursday, said fellow Marlow/Fish River Firefighter Brady McLaughlin. McLaughlin said Garvin had been a volunteer with the department for about a year.

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