CHARLOTTE — Dozens of first responders, including police officers and firefighters, lined the highway overpasses on Interstate 77 Tuesday morning as a transport procession was held for a Charlotte paramedic who died this past weekend.
Officials said Mark Hayes was on duty Saturday when he suffered a medical emergency.
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The procession started just before 11 a.m. Tuesday as first responders cleared the highway as Hayes was transported to a funeral home in advance of his services that will be held later this week.
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Hayes’ cause of death hasn’t been made available. He had been with MEDIC since 1997, according to the agency.
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