Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant George Hura suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a critical incident training exercise using simunitions.
One of the training scenarios had just been completed when Lieutenant Hura collapsed. He was flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Lieutenant Hura was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran during the Vietnam War. He had served with the Escambia County Sheriff's Department for 27 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Lieutenant Hura gave the Escambia County Sheriff's Office 27 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
George Hura Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Lieutenant George Hura Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Escambia County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 13 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 23.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Hura Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How George Hura Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. George Hura Jr. is highlighted in May.
Military Service
George Hura Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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