Duty Death: Kerry Winters - [Ulster County]
End of Service: 22/09/2016
By Police1 Staff
ULSTER COUNTY, N.Y. — A 31-year veteran officer died Thursday while participating in a dive rescue training operation.
According to Hudson Valley News Network, 51-year-old Sgt. Kerry Winters was among the officers from at least three different police agencies participating in the exercise when the incident occurred.
Winters became separated from his dive partners and was found unresponsive a short time later, according to ODMP. Despite life-saving efforts from those on the scene, the officer was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The officer, who worked as a corrections sergeant, is survived by his wife and two children.