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Police Officer

Anthony Neri

Sanibel Police Department — Sanibel, FL

Cardiac

End of Watch May 6, 2019

Age 63

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Anthony Neri suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in his agency's physical ability testing at the Lee County Sheriff's Office range on Felix Romano Avenue.

He collapsed while conducting an exercise as part of the testing. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away.

Officer Neri had served with the Sanibel Police Department for four years and had previously served with the Union Township Police Department in New Jersey for three years. He had retired from the United States Treasury Department after 30 years of service as a revenue officer.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Neri gave the Sanibel Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sanibel community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Neri.

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

Agency

Department Sanibel Police Department

Location Sanibel, FL

Platform Identity spd.lee.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 6, 2019

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 63

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Anthony Neri is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 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 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Sanibel Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

FL — Statewide

of 1,008 officers

6.2% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Neri'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 Anthony Neri Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service