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Death of sheriff's deputy candidate at Clayton A. Bouton High School June 3, 2008 Dear parents and guardians, As you may know, the Albany County Sheriff’s Department has a facility next to the high school and occasionally uses the school’s track to conduct physical fitness tests. This morning, during a physical fitness test, a candidate who hoped to become a sheriff’s deputy collapsed and died on the track, according to the sheriff’s department. Sheriff’s deputies on the scene attempted to revive the candidate by performing CPR, and paramedics transported him to St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. Unfortunately, efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, and the incident is currently under investigation. The fitness test was being supervised by a certified fitness instructor and included push ups, sit ups and a 1.5 mile run, according to the sheriff’s department. There were no students on the track at the time of the incident, according to high school Principal Mark Diefendorf. As a precaution, however, students were not allowed outside until paramedics left the school. The high school track and swimming pool are used periodically for training purposes by the sheriff’s department, New York State Police and other law enforcement agencies. If you have questions regarding the candidate,
please contact the Albany County Sheriff’s Dept. at 518-487-5440.
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