I don't lean either way as to whether MC met with foul play or if he left (one way or another) voluntarily. Just thought I would share some info my neighbor, who lost her firefighter-husband to suicide, shared with me:
"Firefighters and EMTs are statistically more likely to die of self-inflicted injuries than in the line of duty, with 87 line of duty deaths and 108 suicides in 2014 verified by the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance."
https://www.firechief.com/2016/03/22/why-firefighters-take-their-own-lives/
"A survey of more than 4,000 first responders found that 6.6 percent had attempted suicide, which is more than 10 times the rate in the general population, according to a 2015 article published in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services."
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...g-first-responder-suicide-rates-spark-concern
"PTSD for firefighters is real. 27 years of deaths and babies dying in your hands is a memory that you will never get rid off. It haunted me daily until now."
http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/lo...2016/10/16/indian-river-firefighter/92198338/
MC retired in 2008, but PTSD stays with firefighters, active duty or retired: "I was haunted by the calls where I was powerless, where all my training and knowledge were useless, where the patient still died in spite of my best effort. Those people visited me on my days off. They came to in my sleep. Only the situation changed."
https://grievingbehindthebadgeblog.net/2015/08/03/firefighter-alcoholism-depression-casey/amp/
(The retired firefighter quoted here ^ wound up taking his own life.)
Especially jarring:
[video=youtu;pbAMaQDQVao]http://youtu.be/pbAMaQDQVao[/video]
The family has said that MC would not, could not take his own life. But it happens. Suicide might or might not be the case here, but sometimes even those closest to the person don't know what haunts him or her.
That said, where could he be? Firefighter Nicole Mittendorff hanged herself 85+/- miles from her home. It took eight days to find her. Granted, she took her vehicle.
http://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2016...-nicole-mittendorff-suicide-bullying/slide/1/
Maybe MC didn't count on being so tough to find.[emoji53]
MOO
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