Navy releases statement after close-call with LAPD helicopter above Echo Park

An on-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer died during a training exercise in Huntington Beach, a spokesperson for the department said Thursday.

The Huntington Beach Fire Department responded to a medical emergency around 11 a.m. Details about what led up to the incident were not immediately known.

The officer was taken to UC Irvine Health, where he died. Video showed a procession from the hospital.

Authorities identified the officer as Thomas Denton, who was assigned to the LAPD’s Metropolitan Division.

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