Officials: State police recruit dies, loses consciousness during training
Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, Col. Patrick Callahan, has announced the recruit injured during training at the New State Police academy has succumbed to his injuries.
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Dec 2, 2020, 9:18 PM
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Updated 1,332 days ago
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3h agoA New Jersey State Police recruit who lost consciousness during a training exercise last week has died, the agency announced Wednesday.
In a statement, the department said Lucas Homeijer, 27, of Boonton, died Tuesday. He had been hospitalized in critical condition since the incident at the state police academy in Sea Girt.
The member of the 161st academy class "was engaged in an active countermeasures/boxing bout with a fellow classmate" on Nov. 25 when Homeijer lost consciousness, state police said.
“Academy staff immediately stopped the exercise, rendered first aid, and contacted emergency medical services to respond,” state police said.
The recruit was transported to a hospital.
State Police Superintendent Col. Pat Callahan said Wednesday at an unrelated news conference that Homeijer came from a line of troopers, including his dad and uncle. He was also an Eagle Scout.
“Lucas just had a life of service,” Callahan said, adding that the incident is being investigated.
Officials said they were not releasing any additional information “at this time.”
The Associated Press wire services contributed to this report.
