Texas Police Officer dies from animal related incident

[KevDen2005]

Corporal Monty Platt died of complications of an animal bite sustained on July 24th, 2017, as he attempted to capture an injured feral cat on campus in the area of 301 26th Street.

The cat bit him through his work gloves and punctured his skin. He received medical treatment and was given medication, which caused him to suffer a severe allergic reaction. He was transferred to the ICU at University of Medical Center, in Lubbock, where he was placed on a ventilator. His condition rapidly deteriorated and he passed away on August 8th, 2017.

Corporal Platt had served with the West Texas A&M University Police Department for 21 years and had served in law enforcement for 24 years. He is survived by his wife, son, and mother.

Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Police Chief Shawn Burns
West Texas A&M University Police Department
301 23rd Street
Canyon, TX 79015

Phone: (806) 651-2300

[Bailey Guns]

Man...that's really sad.

[Gman]

Indeed.

[TheGrey]

I hadn't seen this earlier. How very terrible!

RIP, Corporal Platt.

[Duman]

That's really unfortunate, trying to do something good. Cat bites are really nasty, all sorts of nasty stuff in their mouths.

The extreme allergic reaction is surprising. Before treatment there is normally some Q&A regarding allergies. Sad.