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Chelan County firefighter dies at Wenatchee home

The Columbian
Published: June 12, 2011, 5:00pm

WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Chelan County Fire District 1 Capt. Garet Rasmussen died Sunday at his home in Wenatchee.

Department administrative assistant Kathy Amaral said he was a 15-year veteran of the department.

Amaral said the department would release more information after a Monday morning meeting.

KPQ reports Rasmussen was found about 8 a.m. Sunday unconscious by a family member, who started CPR. Paramedics who arrived were unable to revive him.

KXLY reports he had responded early Sunday to a car crash.

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Information from: KPQ-AM, http://www.kpq.com/

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