NC volunteer firefighter dies in crash while responding to rescue call

AKBORO NC (WBTV) — A North Carolina volunteer firefighter was killed in a wreck while in the line of duty Sunday evening.

According to the East Side Volunteer Fire Department, Dakota Snavely was killed in a wreck after leaving a friend’s house near Oakboro.

He was headed to Morrow Mountain State Park to respond to a water rescue, crews said.

Crews posted about the tragic incident Monday around 6 a.m.

Fire Chief William A. Efird released this statement Monday:

“Again, please say a prayer for this family, his fire family, and this community.”

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