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Incident
At 09:25hrs on the morning of 14th March, as a student on the Police Dog Handler course, PC Higgins was laying some items on the ground so that officers could practise ‘tracking’ with their dogs. Without warning, PC Higgins fell to the ground. His fellow students commenced CPR and contacted the control room / ambulance service.
A number of ARV officers attended along with the North West Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance. CPR continued at the scene, en route to Wythenshawe hospital and for a significant period of time after arriving there. Unfortunately, at approximately 10:56hrs, doctors pronounced PC Higgins had died.
Craig joined Greater Manchester Police in 2003 and having worked on the Tactical Aid Unit since 2008 he had recently started to train to become a police dog handler.
Throughout his career, Craig showed himself to be an incredibly dedicated officer and his colleagues have many fond memories of him. Craig’s family, friends and colleagues paid tribute to him and gave him a loving send off at Park Wood Crematorium in Elland.
Craig is survived by his wife and two sons.
Survivors
Craig is survived by his wife and two sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Higgins served with the Greater Manchester Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Higgins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Craig Higgins is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Greater Manchester Police, 8 of 30 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Craig Higgins's cause is highlighted.
How Craig Higgins Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Craig Higgins is highlighted in Mar.
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