Sharon Bury
Police Cadet

Sharon Bury

Accident
End of Watch February 8, 1980
Age 16
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Gender Female

Incident

Drowned when she was swept off rocks and, despite attempts to rescue her, was washed out to sea during an adventure training exercise with a supervised party of Cadets, at Foreland Point, North Devon.

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BO-GB-ASC-C9797F81
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Cadet Bury served with the Avon & Somerset Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Cadet Bury.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Bristol, ENG
Platform Identity asco.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 8, 1980
Age 16
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Police Cadet Sharon Bury is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Avon and Somerset Constabulary, 13 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 72.2% of this agency's fallen.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary
13
of 18 officers
72.2% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sharon Bury's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Sharon Bury Compares

Age at End of Watch
16
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sharon Bury is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897