The Kentucky State Police Post 3 in Bowling Green has been requested by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to investigate an agency-involved training incident that occurred on November 1, 2024, around 1:13 p.m. CT at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Game Warden Academy located in Barren County.
The preliminary investigation indicates that during a training exercise, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Game Warden Recruit, 24 year-old William Bailey of Richmond, Kentucky, experienced a medical emergency. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officers at the scene rendered aid until EMS arrived.
Bailey was transported to T.J. Samson Community Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
This information is based on the preliminary investigation into this incident and could be subject to change through the course of the ongoing investigation as investigators interview vital witnesses and gather pertinent facts.
Kentucky State Police was assisted at the scene by Barren-Metcalfe EMS, the Glasgow Fire Department and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Source: KSP
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