WILMINGTON, N.C. — A fire captain died from an apparent heart attack Monday while participating in a training exercise.
WECT reported that New Hanover County Fire Rescue Captain David Heath, 48, collapsed from an apparent heart attack.
Despite an exhaustive effort by colleagues who immediately performed CPR, applied a defibrillator and instituted advanced life support measures, Capt. Heath died, according to the report.
Capt. Heath, a 10-year veteran, was assigned to the Professional Development Division, and worked out of Station 17 at 5901 Murrayville Road, according to the report.
Formal arrangements have not yet been announced.