Whitney Nicole Cloud
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Correctional Officer Trainee

Whitney Nicole Cloud

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Accident
End of Watch August 28, 2021
Age 25
Tour of Duty 2 mo
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Gender Female

Incident

Correctional Officer Trainee Whitney Cloud was killed as the result of an accidental discharge while conducting firearms training at the Harry K. Singletary Training Academy in the Wakulla Correctional Institute in Crawdfordville.

Officer Cloud was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to the wound.

Officer Cloud had served with the Florida Department of Corrections for three months and was assigned to the Jefferson Correctional Institution.

I am sorry for your loss to the Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends. I will keep all of you in my prayers.

Retired Fire Lt Frank J Corasaniti II Baltimore City Fire Department November 14th, 2021

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Trainee Cloud served with the Florida Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Trainee Cloud.

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

Agency

Location Tallahassee, FL
Platform Identity fdcorr.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 2021
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Age 25
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Correctional Officer Trainee Whitney Nicole Cloud 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Florida Department of Corrections, 9 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Department of Corrections
9
of 33 officers
27.3% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Whitney Nicole Cloud'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 Whitney Nicole Cloud Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Whitney Nicole Cloud is highlighted in Aug.

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

Incident Location