Ice Bucket Challenge death was suffered by a firefighter from Kentucky. Tony Grider, 41 years old, died a month after he and three of his colleagues suffered electric shocks from a power line.
The victim of the latest Ice Bucket Challenge death was actually a captain of the Campbellsville fire department. As confirmed by Fire Chief Kyle Smith, Grider died last Saturday.
According to the reports made by local media, there was a procession of several emergency response vehicles that took the body of Grider from the University of Louisville hospital to Columbia, Kentucky.
Apparently, Grider and a fellow firefighter, the 22-year-old Simon Quinn, were situated on the ladder of the fire truck when it, unfortunately, got far too close to a power line after dumping a huge amount of water on the marching band from Campbellsville University.
It was a charity move by the students to raise awareness, as well as funds, to fight ALS, otherwise known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It is a highly progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the body's nerves within the spinal cord and the brain.
Grider and his fellow firefighters were only on the site so that they could help the students achieve their philanthropic goals. Quinn, on the other hand, has already been released from the hospital on the 15th of September. Two of the other firefighters who were also electrocuted were injured, but their injuries were not serious.
Grider, the latest victim of Ice Bucket Challenge death, was actually an 11-year veteran of the service, and was just promoted to the position of captain in October last year. Now that he has passed away, he leaves a widow, Gena, and two sons, who are still in their young age.
To date, there had already been many tributes for his honor on Facebook. Vicki Self Curry messaged, "Our prayers for the Grider family on their loss and the firefighter men, women on the loss of their Captain. May God forever bless and watch over you all."
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