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Christopher Philip Rock

Gender : Male

Age : 44

Race : White

Date : 03/05/2024

Location : World Trade Center recovery operations

City : New York

County : New York

State : New York

Agency : New York State Police

Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness

Event : Died from 9/11 related exposure illness

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 03/05/2024, Technical Sergeant Christopher Philip Rock of the New York State Police died from cancer attributed to toxic exposure sustained while assigned to search and recovery operations at the World Trade Center site following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Rock entered the New York State Police in 2001 and served for more than two decades. Agency memorial records state his illness was linked to his post 9/11 duty assignment. He is survived by his family as noted in official memorial postings.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26924-technical-sergeant-christopher-philip-rock