Police officer, 52, plunges 1,000 feet to his death while hiking with his wife – family shares heartbreaking statement

tried to hold onto the wooden railing, but it gave way and he slipped into the abyss along with it,” Velasquez said, per News.com.au.

Sergeant Matt Paton had worked with Victoria Police for 17 years, stationed at Cranbourne and Rosebud police stations, before becoming an instructor at the Police Academy.continue reading …