L.A. firefighter dies after falling off ladder during training exercise
L.A. firefighter Kelly Wong’s widow, Danielle, clutches the American flag during a prayer and procession for firefighter Kelly Wong from L.A. County USC Hospital to the coroner’s office.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Firefighters, fire paramedics, sheriff’s deputies and LAPD officers lined Marengo Street on Monday as the procession rolled beneath a giant American flag tied to a pair of aerial ladders.
A procession follows the L.A. County coroner van carrying the body of L.A. firefighter Kelly Wong being escorted from L.A. County USC Hospital to the coroner’s office.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)LAFD firefighter Kelly Wong’s widow, Danielle, right, his infant son, Colton, and other family members watch during the flag ceremony for firefighter Kelly Wong.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Colleagues hug after a procession carrying the body of Los Angeles firefighter Kelly Wong was brought to the coroner’s office on Monday morning.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)Firefighters fold up a large American flag after the body of Los Angeles firefighter Kelly Wong was brought by procession to the coroner’s office on Monday morning.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)Firefighters comfort Kelly Wong’s widow, Danielle, during a procession for the firefighter who died after a fall during a training exercise Saturday.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)Firefighters line the street for a procession carrying the body of Los Angeles firefighter Kelly Wong as it makes its way to the coroner’s office.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)Colton, son of firefighter Kelly Wong, is held up among a group of firefighters, after the procession.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)Colleagues mourn the loss of Los Angeles firefighter Kelly Wong after his body was brought by procession to the coroner’s office.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)A procession carrying the body of Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter Kelly Wong makes its way to the coroner’s office.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti reflects on the loss of Kelly Wong, a Los Angeles firefighter who died after he fell during a training exercise.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)An L.A. County coroner’s van carrying the body of LAFD firefighter Kelly Wong during a procession from L.A. County USC Hospital to the coroner’s office.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)