What happens should a member lose his/her life in the line of duty?”
If you should lose your life in the line of duty, your spouse and dependent beneficiaries will be eligible to receive accidental death benefits. In order to receive such benefits, however, evidence submitted to the retirement board must show that the member’s death “was the natural and proximate result” of an accident while in the performance of duty and that the accident was not the result of member’s negligence.
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