TORONTO - The daughter of a volunteer firefighter who died five years ago in an ice rescue exercise in Ontario says the province should have acted then to ensure those taking private training courses aren't putting their lives at risk.
Myrissa Kendall, 28, says had the provincial government stepped in to regulate the safety training industry after her father's death, it might have protected an Ontario firefighting student who died in a similar exercise this weekend.
Kendall says officials at the time vowed they would do something to ensure such a tragic incident never happened again.
She says her family was "shocked" to hear of Adam Brunt's death in an ice rescue exercise in Hanover, Ont. on Sunday.
Police say Brunt, 30, was trapped under the ice for 15 minutes.
Brunt's father has said his son took the course -- which isn't mandatory to become a firefighter -- through a private company to increase his chances of finding a job.
