LODD: Asst.Chief Lee Walters, 54, S.Carolina

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Walters, Lee  

Age: 54 

Cause of Death: Unknown 

Rank: Assistant Chief 

Nature of Death: Unknown 

Classification: Volunteer 

Emergency Duty: Yes   

Incident Date: 08/02/2006 

Duty Type: On-Scene Fire 

Incident Time: 06:00 

Activity Type: Incident Command 

Death Date: 08/02/2006 

Fixed Prop. Use: Residential 

Fire Dept. Info:

Sheldon Fire District

5 Fire Station Lane

Sheldon , South Carolina  29941

Chief: Buddy Jones

  

Initial Summary:    Assistant Chief Walters, collapsed while supervising operations at a working residential fire.

Walters was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced. Cause of death is still pending.  

USFA

Autopsy: Firefighter died of heart attack while supervising fire

Published Friday August 4 2006

BeaufortGazette.com

Lee Walters, assistant chief at the Sheldon Fire District, died from a heart attack, according to an autopsy report.

Walters, 54, collapsed Wednesday morning while supervising firefighters extinguishing a large blaze at a home on Brays Island Plantation.

He was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Visitation for Walters is scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Baptist Church of Beaufort, 600 Charles St., with services following at 11 a.m.

Fire officials plan a funeral procession at about 9 a.m. today from Copeland Funeral Home to the church.

Edited August 5, 2006 by hoss