Death By Ice Bucket Challenge Accident For Kentucky Firefighter
Reports of death or injury doing the ALC Ice Bucket Challenge, whether real or hoax, usually involved the challenger being hit by the frozen water container or slipping on the icy water. However, a Kentucky firefighter who only helped college students with the dare died on Saturday.
Forty-one year-old Captain Tony Grider from Campbellsville, together with three other firefighters were initially injured on Aug 21 when the challenge turned into a disaster because the ladder became too close to a power line when they poured the cold water on Campbellsville University students. Grider died on Saturday noon at the University of Louisville hospital, said Campbellsville Fir and Rescue Chief Kyle Smith, the New York Post reports.
Grider and 22-year-old Simon Quinn, also a firefighter, suffered electrocution injuries in the Ice Bucket Challenge gone wrong because after the challenge, the students left and the firefighters started to move the ladder which got too close to the power lines. Their two companions, Captain Steve Mars, 37, and Alex Johnson 28, who sustained minor injuries, helped them. Quinn was discharge from the hospital last week.
Although the ladder didn't touch the power lines, getting within three to four feet from a power lines could cause the energy that surround the voltage wire to arc and electrocute other objects, Campbellsville Police Chief Tim Hazlette told CNN.
Smith said, "His family would like to sincerely thank all of those who have been there for them following this tragic accident."
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