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Kansas City Firefighter Killed In Off-Duty Accident
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The body of a Kansas City firefighter has been recovered from a Jackson County lake where the personal watercraft he was operating was hit by a pontoon boat.
Divers found the body of 48-year-old Gerald Lavallee in Longview Lake around 5 p.m. Monday, about 23 hours after the accident.
Lavallee was off-duty Sunday when he went out on the lake and was hit by a boat being driven by another Kansas City firefighter. The Missouri Water Patrol says the pontoon boat was trying to avoid a second personal watercraft that cut in front of it.
Lavallee's shredded life jacket floated to the surface after the collision.
KMBC-TV reports Lavallee was a 16-year veteran and drove a truck for the Kansas City Fire Department.
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Information from: KMBC-TV, http://www.thekansascitychannel.com
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Divers found the body of 48-year-old Gerald Lavallee in Longview Lake around 5 p.m. Monday, about 23 hours after the accident.
Lavallee was off-duty Sunday when he went out on the lake and was hit by a boat being driven by another Kansas City firefighter. The Missouri Water Patrol says the pontoon boat was trying to avoid a second personal watercraft that cut in front of it.
Lavallee's shredded life jacket floated to the surface after the collision.
KMBC-TV reports Lavallee was a 16-year veteran and drove a truck for the Kansas City Fire Department.
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Information from: KMBC-TV, http://www.thekansascitychannel.com
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Norm Tindell on
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That's terrible news. Our hearts go out to the Lavallee family and to the KCFD.
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