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ORFORD, N.H. (AP) — A medical examiner has determined that a New Hampshire firefighter who died in the line of duty passed away of natural causes due to heart disease.
The state fire marshal's office says Charles Waterbury was fighting a brush fire in Lyme when he suffered a medical emergency.
The Orford firefighter was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Waterbury was an active member of the town's fire department for about 10 years.
A funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning in Orford.
Waterbury leaves behind a daughter.
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