Overview
- City officials named the fallen firefighter as Howard Bennett, a longtime member of the Camden Fire Department.
- He fell through ice during a routine maintenance check on a department fire boat at Wiggins Park Marina late Thursday morning.
- Rescuers reached him after roughly 30 minutes under the ice, then transported him to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Camden crews were assisted by personnel from the Philadelphia Fire Department during the rescue effort.
- Authorities and the medical examiner are reviewing the circumstances as prolonged cold has left the Delaware River and other waterways dangerously iced.