In what can only be described as truly tragic, a volunteer firefighter lost his life to the out-of-control bushfires when his body was discovered in a burnt out car in New South Wales on Monday evening.
An off duty volunteer firefighter confirmed dead this morning after the out of control Badja Fire ripped through the state’s south coast on Monday, has been remembered as the “most kind hearted man”.
Belowra Rural Fire Service brigade member Colin Burns, 72, nicknamed ‘Rover’ was found in a burnt out vehicle after officers located the body inside a vehicle 50km north west of Cobargo on Thursday.
The isolated tiny hamlet of Belowra, with just nine residents, was reportedly ringed by fire with just two RFS trucks ready to tackle the blazes.
Cooma resident Jon Kugler first met Mr Burns in 2004, with the pair both involved in the international running group ‘Hash House Harriers’ and
“His neighbour Robbie Broomham went looking for Rover when he didn’t make it to the Belowra fire shed and all he found was a burnt out vehicle,” Mr Kugler said. “The vehicle was found rolled, apparently fleeing the fire.”
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