An official cause of death has not yet been released
Published March 11, 2021 •
Updated on March 11, 2021 at 2:01 am
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Funeral arrangements were being planned Wednesday for a New Jersey fire recruit who died days after he collapsed during a training exercise.
Victor Melillo, 21, was training to become a member of the Irvington Fire Department. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
He collapsed last Thursday during a training exercise in the parking lot of the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy in Parsippany Township, officials said. He was treated by EMTs and taken to Morrostiwn Medical Center’s critical care unit.
21-year-old fire recruit dies after collapsing during training in N.J.
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A 21-year-old Irvington Fire Department recruit died Tuesday, days after he collapsed during a training exercise at a New Jersey public safety training academy, officials said.
Victor Melillo collapsed last Thursday while training in the parking lot of the academy in Parsippany, according to a statement from Morris County’s government. Several first responders, including EMTs, rushed to help Melillo shortly after 9:30 a.m.
Members of the Morris County Office of Emergency Management’s Emergency Medical Services Team and paramedics brought him to Morristown Medical Center, according to the statement. He was in critical condition for five days.
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) - Funeral arrangements were being plannned Wednesday for a New Jersey fire recruit who died days after he collapsed during a training exercise.
Victor Melillo, 21, was training to become a member of the Irvington Fire Department.
He collapsed last Thursday during a training exercise in the parking lot of the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy in Parsippany Township, officials said. He was treated by EMTs and taken to Morrostiwn Medical Center’s critical care unit.
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