By FireRescue1 Staff
EAST CAMDEN, Ark. — An Arkansas firefighter recruit died Wednesday following a training exercise.
West Memphis Fire Department Firefighter Recruit David Eason, 38, went into cardiac arrest while performing a hose trace evolution at the Arkansas Fire Academy in East Camden.
Paramedics already on the scene immediately initiated CPR and advanced life support, but Firefighter Recruit Eason died at the hospital approximately 30 minutes later.