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A new police officer has tragically died after he was hit by a train on Wednesday (August 2).
Matthew Hare of Easley, South Carolina police force was killed at approximately 6am on Wednesday as he attempted to remove a suicidal person from the tracks.
The 22-year-old was patrolling the tracks on the outskirts of the city when he was struck by the Amtrak train.
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He and his partner had been searching for the suicidal individual for roughly an hour before the tragic incident.
An emotional lieutenant Ashley Anderson described the young officer as a “hero” during a press conference.
They said: “Officer Hare died saving the life of someone he did not know. Officer Hare was a hero,”.
According to the New York Post, Hare had only been a member of the police force for five months.
Authorities told how the young man graduated from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in March 2023.
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Though the exact circumstances of the accident were not revealed, officials said Hare was removing the individual from the tracks when the commuter train barrelled through.
The suicidal person is understood to have been taken into custody, though it is not clear under what charge.
Hare’s partner escaped injury.
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Amtrak’s Crescent train, which runs from New York to New Orleans, was delayed about seven hours. No one aboard was hurt, officials said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies held a procession Wednesday afternoon to pay their respects to the fallen officer and a patrol car has been placed in front of the Easley department in honour of Hare.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating Hare’s death.
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