By Bill Carey
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Boone County Fire Protection District officials reported their assistant fire chief died during a water rescue in north Columbia.
Assistant Fire Chief Matt Tobben died on July 8 while rescuing two people from floodwaters near Bear Creek and Rangeline Roads, just north of Interstate 70, KRCG reported.
Tobben and a Columbia firefighter had rescued two people when the boat they were in lost power and capsized.
The department stated that the Columbia firefighter and the two individuals were doing okay.
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