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PALM COAST, Fla. — A man applying to become a recruit with the Frazier County Sheriff’s Office felt sick during a physical fitness test. He died shortly after being taken to the hospital. The Daytona Beach News Journal reported.
Austin Ross, 26, sat down to rest after feeling dizzy during the test, the report said. The test administrator immediately called the fire department, who loaded Ross into an ambulance and took him to the hospital.
According to reports, Ross lost his pulse on the way to the hospital. Doctors in the ambulance were able to revive Ross, but she died on arrival at the hospital.
The report describes the physical ability test as an endurance test. Get out of your car, open the trunk, run 220 yards, complete an obstacle course, drag a 150-pound dummy, fire a weapon six times with each hand, then put things in the trunk and get back in the car. was.
This obstacle course requires participants to complete multiple tasks. He climbs a 40-inch wall and sprints, crawls, and jumps over three hurdles, each measuring 24 inches, 12 inches, and 18 inches, set five feet apart.
“He has a dream of being a law enforcement officer,” said Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mark Stobridge. “This is just the first step and this terrible tragedy happens. This is a tragedy for their family and our hearts and prayers go out to them. We want to make him an honorary deputy because we know he’s an honorary lieutenant.”
