VIRGINIA – The Washington Post is reporting that a Virginia State Police trooper has died during a deep water training drill.
Trooper Mark D. Barrett was with others making a deep-water dive in a lake approximately 70 miles south of Washington. A trooper ascending to the surface with Barrett noticed he was having problems.
CPR was administered and Barrett was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. An autopsy is expected.
Trooper Barrett, 41 and a three-year member, is survived by his wife and two children.
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