WATERTOWN â A Pennsylvania coronerâs office has determined that the manner of death of city firefighter Peyton L.S. Morse was natural causes after he suffered a medical emergency while he was involved in a training exercise at the state fire academy in early March.
According to a news release Monday, the Bradford County Coronerâs Office determined the cause of death was an anoxic brain injury, cardiac arrest and consequence of physical exertion while using a Self Contained Breathing Apparatus â or SCBA â during training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science on March 3.
âThe manner of death was determined to be the result of natural causes,â according to the news release.