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Name: Clifford M. Rigsbee
Rank: Firefighter III
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 21
Date of Incident: 06/14/2016
Time of Incident: 1045hrs
Date of Death: 06/16/2016
Fire Department: Honolulu Fire Department
Address: 636 South ST, Honolulu, HI 96813-5007
Fire Department Chief: Manuel P. Neves
Incident Description: Firefighter III Rigsbee was found unconscious and floating in the water immediately after being separated from a jet ski/rescue sled while participating in a rescue watercraft training exercise. The firefighter operating the jet ski jumped into the water to initiate a rescue and with the assistance of others, including a nearby off-duty firefighter, brought Rigsbee to shore where he was rushed to the Straub Medical Center in critical condition. The firefighter/operator of the watercraft, who was also injured in the incident, was treated at the hospital and released. In spite of all efforts, Firefighter Rigsbee, who had suffered a spinal column injury, succumbed two days later while in the hospital.
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