NH Firefighter Dies Following Ice Rescue Training

Harold Frey, 46, a firefighter with the Sandown (NH) Fire Department, suffered a heart attack during ice rescue training and died on January 16, 2011.

Reports indicate Frey complained of shortness of breath as he emerged from training in the Exeter River; he subsequently collapsed and was taken to a medical center about 20 minutes away.

Frey, a longtime firefighter in Epping, had joined the Sandown Fire Department only a few months ago. The State Fire Marshal is investigating the death.

Read more on the incident fromt the Boston Globe HERE.

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