Former Firefighter Dies In Tragic Accident

By Briana Carnegie

August 12, 2015 - 11:35am

Lambton OPP, fire and EMS responded to a two storey home in Brooke-Alvinston Sunday afternoon after a man lost his balance and fell off the roof.

Huron OPP Constable Jamie Stanley says it happened on Walnut St. just before 2pm.

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Emergency personnel responded to the scene.

Former Brooke-Alvinston firefighter 31-year-old Kyle White was transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Lambton OPP is ruling it as an "accidental death."

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