Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department Monday releases the Knox County Regional Forensic Center autopsy report on an officer who died in training earlier this year.
According to the report, 32-year-old Officer Wisbens Antoine passed away due to natural causes stemming from “exertional compartment syndrome.”
Though it is rare, the report indicates the disease is usually associated with crushing of the limbs but has been shown to be a risk in military training and sports involving heavy exertion.
Antoine, a member of the 2023-B Basic Recruit Class, collapsed at the end of a mile-and-a-half run during a routine training session back in February. He was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where he later died.
Antoine was sworn in as an officer prior to his death.
