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| Firefighters take man to hospital, then go back to his house to finish cutting his grass | Firefighters take man to hospital, then go back to his house to finish cutting his grass |
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| Firefighters that helped a US man who had a heart attack while cutting his garden returned to finish his job as a gesture to his family. | Firefighters that helped a US man who had a heart attack while cutting his garden returned to finish his job as a gesture to his family. |
| McCormick, 65, who had a history of heart problems, was outside cutting the grass when he began to have a heart attack. He went indoors and collapsed, KHOU reported, and firefighters and an ambulance arrived on the scene. | McCormick, 65, who had a history of heart problems, was outside cutting the grass when he began to have a heart attack. He went indoors and collapsed, KHOU reported, and firefighters and an ambulance arrived on the scene. |
| The ambulance took McCormick to the hospital, while the firefighters followed behind, following procedure. | The ambulance took McCormick to the hospital, while the firefighters followed behind, following procedure. |
| But after the ambulance had arrived at the hospital, engine driver Luke Badnarek suggested that the crew go home and finish cutting the grass for McCormick’s family. | But after the ambulance had arrived at the hospital, engine driver Luke Badnarek suggested that the crew go home and finish cutting the grass for McCormick’s family. |
| A neighbour secretly photographed the firefighters, and it was uploaded to Facebook. | A neighbour secretly photographed the firefighters, and it was uploaded to Facebook. |
| The City of Baytown uploaded an image of the firefighters and their story to Facebook, where it was shared. | |
| McCormick died two days later. But his family said that they were grateful for the gesture. | McCormick died two days later. But his family said that they were grateful for the gesture. |
| "It just speaks to their character," said McCormick’s son-in-law Dan Blackford. "They say honor is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. That's a fact. | "It just speaks to their character," said McCormick’s son-in-law Dan Blackford. "They say honor is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. That's a fact. |
| "They were very honorable." | "They were very honorable." |