A medical examination revealed that a veteran North Las Vegas fire captain whose death last month was marked as a line-of-duty fatality had heart and vascular diseases and died due to a lack of oxygen.
Autopsy results made public Monday by the Clark County coroner said 43-year-old Yaphet Miller's death was from natural causes also including an irregular heart rhythm.
The fire department said Miller became ill after a multi-alarm blaze Sept. 23 at a shopping center off Rancho Drive near Washington Avenue in Las Vegas.
Fire Capt. Cedric Williams said his friend died Oct. 6 while hospitalized with his wife at his side.
Miller was a 22-year veteran of the fire service who was credited in 2007, along with several colleagues, with rescuing a toddler from a fire.
Posted at 4:56 PM, Nov 14, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-14 19:56:58-05
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