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The DeWitt Area Firefighters Association announced a member of their department passed away Dec. 24 after contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
James Swindlehurst worked for DeWitt Township Fire Department and Mercy Ambulance, and contracted the virus on Dec. 1, according to a GoFundMe page.
In a Facebook post, DeWitt Area Firefighters Association said, “James was a Firefighter with DeWitt Township Fire Department, and a very highly respected Paramedic with Mercy Ambulance.”
A GoFundMe has been established to help his family.
