LI fire chief dies during water rescue training

Fire Chief Stephen Feron
Fire Chief Stephen Feron Photo credit Hauppauge Fire Department/Facebook

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Long Island fire chief died while conducting water rescue training on Saturday morning, authorities said.

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Feron died while training the Suffolk County Urban Search and Rescue team, though officials have not yet announced the cause of death.

The Medical Examiner’s Office will determine how he died.

The Hauppauge Fire Department announced Chief Stephen Feron’s death Saturday night.

“We extend our deepest condolences to the Feron and Fallona families,” wrote the department on Facebook.

Feron’s father was also the chief of the Hauppauge Fire Department from 1985 to 1988.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Hauppauge Fire Department/Facebook