Mourners might be gathering Friday in Previous Montreal for the funeral of a firefighter who died throughout a water rescue Oct. 17.
Pierre Lacroix of the Montreal fireplace division drowned after the rescue boat he was in capsized and he grew to become trapped beneath.
The official funeral is scheduled to happen at midday on the Notre-Dame Basilica after a public visitation was held Thursday.
A water rescue specialist, the 58-year-old Lacroix had been with the fireplace division for greater than 30 years.
He was one among 4 firefighters coming to assistance from two boaters in misery when the mishap occurred.
Lacroix is the primary Montreal firefighter to die within the line of obligation since 2012.
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