NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH, Pa. — Northampton Captain Michael Booke suffered a cardiovascular event shortly after completing a 200-yard swim during a water rescue training course, the United States Fire Administration reported.
Fellow first responders immediately began life-saving measures and transported him to a local hospital on Oct. 25. He remained hospitalized under medical care until he died on Nov. 12.
WFMZ reported Booke joined the department in 1998 and served in a variety of roles over his career, ultimately rising to the rank of captain.
Booke had also served as a Pennsylvania State Police trooper and later as the Fire Marshal for Troop M, retiring from the agency in 2017.
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