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CLAYTON COUNTY, GA — A firefighter candidate died Friday twelve hours after taking Clayton County's required physical fitness test.

Fire Chief Alex Cohilas says the 28-year-old man had recently moved from Miami and seemed to be in good health. "He was a former athlete. He passed the test admirably. Actually he excelled scoring above 100 percent," said Chief Cohilas.

But while the applicant was recovering where the department provides water, Gatorade and has paramedics standing by just in case, he started complaining of pain in his leg. Within about ten minutes he said he was having trouble breathing. Paramedics rushed him to Southern Regional Medical Center. He died twelve hours later.

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