Community rallies to finish harvest of firefighter killed in line of duty

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A community in the southeast of the state has made a heartwarming gesture to the family of a farmer killed while fighting a bushfire. A volunteer workforce has rallied to finish the harvest at the farm he owned.

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00:00In mourning, a community unites.

00:0559-year-old Mark Mutie died last week battling a bushfire in farmland on WA's south coast.

00:12Within days of his death, dozens of volunteers converged on the family farm at West River to help finish the last harvest.

00:20Dad was a huge people person. He had connections everywhere.

00:23Everyone in the whole community has really reached out to help support in their little ways.

00:28It's blown me away.

00:31The volunteers arrived with machinery, food and labour to lend a hand,

00:35working together to complete the 6,000 hectare harvest within days.

00:40It's so cool that so many people were reaching out to help because of the networks that Dad had.

00:45It's been a logistical challenge with many of the volunteers working together for the first time.

00:51It's happening and it's not the most efficient show you'll ever see,

00:54but everyone's doing it with a smile on the face when they can and getting through the emotion when they can't.

01:00With many farmers yet to finish harvesting their own crops,

01:03the Mutie families say they've been overwhelmed by the generosity of the community.

01:08I'll never be able to thank everyone for what the support is.

01:11And at the end of the day, it's cool for me to sit back and just watch it all happen,

01:16you know, getting Dad's last crop off with all his mates and all the community.

01:20A true example of rural communities working together in a time of need.

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01:47And at the end of the day,

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01:49with those of you who they were staying in the nature of my neighborhood,

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