CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. — An off-duty firefighter died Sunday when a tractor he was driving went over an embankment and rolled about 200 feet.
KGO reported that the body of firefighter Tony Nunes was found after being pinned beneath the tractor. He was a 28-year veteran of the department.
Contra Costa Fire Protection District Capt. Robert Marshall said firefighter Nunes was working on a dirt road to prepare for this week’s rainstorm, according to Contra Costa Times.
The incident remains under investigation.