2024-04-07 16:44:30
While traveling with his wife to New York in 2022, Johnny Beernaert, a 54-year-old Belgian firefighter, lost his life in a boating accident. It was a boat of the “Fire Department of the City of New York”, the professional fire brigade of the city of New York. It collided with a tourist boat on the East River.
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According to information from the New York Post, Johnny Beernaert, originally from Diksmuide, was invited to board the boat by a retired FDNY captain. The two knew each other and the excursion was not planned, it was organized in a recreational setting. According to the latest elements of the investigation cited by our colleagues, the boat was sailing at a “dangerous” speed.
“It was supposed to be the best trip of their lives”
After the accident, the firefighter and former Belgian soldier was seriously injured. He lost his life in hospital: “He died in his wife’s arms,” said Paul Hofmann, lawyer for Heidi Vermadel, Johnny Beernaert’s wife, who accompanied him on the cruise. “It was supposed to be the best trip of their lives. It was the biggest disaster,” he added.
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