Joseph G. Portaro

Gender : Male

Age : 50

Race : White

Date : 02/13/2023

Location : Near West Virginia State Police Academy

City : Insgtitute

County : Kanawha

State : West Virginia

Agency : West Virginia State Police

Cause of Death : Medical Emergency

Event : Died from medical emergency during training exercise

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On March 14, 2016, First Sergeant Joseph George Portaro, a 50-year-old veteran of the West Virginia State Police, suffered a fatal medical emergency during a physical fitness training session near the West Virginia State Police Academy in Institute, West Virginia. Serving as the Deputy Director of Training at the academy, Sergeant Portaro was participating in a routine jog when he collapsed. He was promptly transported to Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, where he was pronounced dead.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/22804-first-sergeant-joseph-george-portaro
https://www.police1.com/officer-down/wva-officer-dies-unexpectedly-during-training-1Z4UwSf27rOEOTJ0/
https://www.wboy.com/archives/wv-state-police-announce-unexpected-death-of-first-sergeant-portaro/
https://wvmetronews.com/2016/03/14/veteran-state-trooper-dies-unexpectedly/
https://wchstv.com/news/local/west-virginia-state-police-veteran-dies-after-participating-in-training-exercise