Firefighter Trainee Dies After Being Stricken in Upstate New York March 17, 2021
A 21-year-old man who suffered a medical emergency during firefighter training in upstate New York died nine days after being stricken.
Peyton Morse died at Guthrie Hospital in Sayre, Penn., according to fire officials. He had been training to become a firefighter in Watertown.
Morse had been participating in an 11-week training course at the State Academy of Fire Science Training on March 3 near Watkins Glen. He had been working with a breathing apparatus when he became unresponsive and was taken to the hospital in nearby Pennsylvania, according to WWNY-TV.
Hundreds come together in LaFargeville to remember Peyton Morse
Peyton Morse Vigil By John Pirsos | March 14, 2021 at 10:28 PM EDT - Updated March 15 at 12:29 AM
LAFARGEVILLE, N.Y. (WWNY) - Nearly 200 people gathered in front of the LaFargeville Fire Department Sunday evening to celebrate the life and legacy of Watertown firefighter Peyton Morse, who died at 21 years old on Friday.
They lit candles, and sang âAmazing Grace.â
People who knew Peyton knew he was special.
âJust, his will to give,â said Jefferson County Deputy Fire Coordinator Bruce Reome.
Morse was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency during a training exercise on March 3rd. He had been participating in an 11-week training course at the State Academy of Fire Science Training in Montour Falls.
Firefighter trainee dies after being stricken in upstate NY
March 13, 2021
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WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) A 21-year-old man who suffered a medical emergency during firefighter training in upstate New York died nine days after being stricken.
Peyton Morse died Friday afternoon at Guthrie Hospital in Sayre, Penn., according to fire officials. He had been training to become a firefighter in Watertown.
Morse had been participating in an 11-week training course at the State Academy of Fire Science Training on March 3 near Watkins Glen. He had been working with a breathing apparatus when he became unresponsive and was taken to the hospital in nearby Pennsylvania, according to WWNY-TV.
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