Firefighters in Stanly County are mourning the loss of a colleague killed in a singe-vehicle wreck while responding to an incident.
Despite their life-saving attempts, New London Firefighter Christopher Rothmeyer, 27, died at Atrium Hospital, WSOC reported.
He had been serving Stanly County since 2016, contributing to the New London Volunteer Fire Department, Bethany Community Volunteer Fire Department, and Stanly County EMS.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
The crash remains under investigation by North Carolina Highway Patrol.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
