KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 15, CMC – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Tuesday confirmed that a police trainee collapsed and later died after undertaking a physical training session in St Elizabeth, south west of here.
“At this time, out of respect for the family, the identity of the trainee is being withheld pending official notification,” the JCF said, but media reports have identified him as a 35-year-old male, a former district constable.
The JCF said that that the incident occurred at the Tranquility Bay Campus of the National Police College of Jamaica.
According to the JCF, preliminary reports indicate that at approximately 7:35 am (local time), the trainee constable had just completed the session and was en route to his barracks when he collapsed.
It said on-site medical personnel responded immediately, administering CPR before transporting him to the Black River Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
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