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KINGSTON, N.Y. >> A sergeant with the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office died Thursday while he was involved in a training exercise at the Ashokan Reservoir, county Sheriff Paul J. VanBlarcum said.
Sgt. Kerry Winters, 51, a 30-year veteran of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division, died while participating in an “In-Water Rescue Team dive training operation,” the sheriff said in a press release.
Van Blarcum added that the investigation is ongoing and is in a preliminary stage.
“We are all devastated at the loss of Kerry Winters, Corrections Sergeant from the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department,” Ulster County Executive Michael Hein said in a prepared statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this time of unspeakable grief. The entire Ulster County family mourns this profound loss of an individual dedicated to public safety and helping others.”
The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Olive Fire Department, Olive First Aid, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and the New York City Police Department Environmental Conservation Police. Further, The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Kingston Fire Department and Kingston Police.
Ulster County corrections sergeant dies in dive training exercise at Ashokan Reservoir
Sgt. Kerry Winters, 51, a 30-year veteran of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division, died while participating in an “In-Water Rescue Team dive training operation,” the sheriff said in a press release.
Van Blarcum added that the investigation is ongoing and is in a preliminary stage.
“We are all devastated at the loss of Kerry Winters, Corrections Sergeant from the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department,” Ulster County Executive Michael Hein said in a prepared statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this time of unspeakable grief. The entire Ulster County family mourns this profound loss of an individual dedicated to public safety and helping others.”
The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Olive Fire Department, Olive First Aid, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and the New York City Police Department Environmental Conservation Police. Further, The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Kingston Fire Department and Kingston Police.
Ulster County corrections sergeant dies in dive training exercise at Ashokan Reservoir