AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.
AFD said that 39-year-old Fire Specialist Chris Lafferre died after suffering a cardiac event at his home Sunday evening.
In 2006, Lafferre was awarded AFD's Medal of Valor, the department's second-highest honor, when he and Battalion Chief David Brietzke rescued a woman after the boat she and her companion were riding in was sucked through Tom Miller Dam.
"Rest in peace, Chris; we'll see you on the top floor," AFD wrote in a Facebook post.
Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) also offered their condolences to AFD and Lafferre's family in a Facebook post Sunday night.
"Please keep his family, friends and [our] public safety brothers and sisters in your thoughts and prayers, as they deal with this devestating loss," ATCEMS wrote.
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