TOOMSUBA, Miss. — A firefighter died Thursday while attempting to rescue a man at a lake in Mississippi.
The man had been in a boat with his grandson when he fell into the water, prompting Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter Larry Gressett, Sr., 33, and other firefighters to enter the water to rescue him.
While in the water, Firefighter Gressett’s body cramped up and he drowned.