Towboat Pilot’s Heart Ailment Disclosed
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Joe Dedmon, the towboat pilot who said he blacked out before his barge struck an Interstate 40 bridge, killing 14 people, has a heart blockage he didn’t know about, an official said.
Ken Suydam, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator made the comment about Dedmon, 61, at a closed meeting Friday, the Muskogee Daily Phoenix reported.
The barge being pushed by his towboat hit the bridge over the Arkansas River and knocked out a 500-foot section, sending several vehicles into the water.
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