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FDNY firefighter drowns trying to save son

A veteran FDNY firefighter who worked in Brooklyn drowned while trying to save his son from the cold waters of Lake Tahoe Monday. Investigators say 41-year-old Martin Simmons, of Nesconset, N.Y., was

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Jul 25, 2008, 7:11 PM

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