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Ky. firefighter/paramedic drowns in lake while off duty
By Christopher Leach Lexington Herald-Leader LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 35-year-old Kentucky paramedic died in a drowning incident Monday, according to the Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS Department. Sgt. Christian Smith drowned while swimming at Barren River …