Siegfred D. R. "Dove" Mortera
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Police Officer III

Siegfred D. R. "Dove" Mortera

Guam Police Department — Tiyan, BA
Cardiac
End of Watch February 14, 2015
Age 49
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Siegfred Mortera suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in his department's SWAT training at Eagles Field.

He was leading a run of other SWAT team members when he suddenly collapsed at approximately 9:00 am. Another officer performed CPR until medics arrived at the location. He was transported to Naval Hospital Guam where he remained unresponsive before passing away three days later.

Officer Mortera had served with the Guam Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, four children, and three grandchildren.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer III Mortera gave the Guam Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Barrigada community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer III Mortera.

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

Agency

Location Tiyan, BA
Platform Identity gpd.gu.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 14, 2015
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

Police Officer III Siegfred D. R. "Dove" Mortera 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 BA, 1 of 11 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.1% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Guam Police Department, 1 of 10 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 10% of this agency's fallen.

Guam Police Department
1
of 10 officers
10% Cardiac
BA — Statewide
1
of 11 officers
9.1% 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. Siegfred D. R. "Dove" Mortera'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 Siegfred D. R. "Dove" Mortera Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
17
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Siegfred D. R. "Dove" Mortera is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location