Hundreds paid their respects Friday to a New York firefighter recruit who died following a medical emergency during a training exercise earlier this month.
“That was a life well lived," said Watertown Fire Chief Matthew Timerman during his eulogy for Peyton Morse, according to WWNY-TV.
Morse, 21, had been participating in a drill involving breathing gear March 3 at the New York State Academy of Fire Science in Montour Falls when he experienced a medical issue. He was taken to a Pennsylvania hospital and remained in intensive care unit before dying March 12.
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Firefighters from the Watertown, LaFargeville and Loudonville fire departments—agencies Morse had served with—escorted the recruit's casket to the church in Clayton. The FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums led the procession.
