FDNY Firefighter Drowns in Lake Tahoe

NEW YORK (AP)  -- A veteran New York City firefighter on vacation in Nevada has drowned in Lake Tahoe while trying to rescue his 10-year-old son.

Nevada officials say 41-year-old Long Island resident Martin Simmons dived into the lake on Monday after his son developed a leg cramp while swimming. The boy was treated and released at a local hospital.


John Montone reports

An autopsy revealed Simmons drowned.

A spokesman for the Fire Department of New York said Simmons was a 17-year-veteran who had worked at Ladder Company 111 in Brooklyn for the past 15 years.

A wake will be held Saturday and Sunday at Branch Funeral Home in Smithtown. A funeral Mass will be said Monday at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Nesconset.

Simmons leaves a wife and three sons.
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A wake will take place at:
Branch Funeral Home
190 E Main St Smithtown NY 11787
(631) 724-9500

Viewing Times:
Saturday, July 26, 2008:  2-4pm and 7-9 pm
Sunday, July 27, 2008: 2-4pm and 7-9 pm

The Funeral will take place at:
Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church
95 Nichols Rd, Nesconset NY 11767
(631) 265-2200

Monday, July 28, 2008 at 9:45 a.m.

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