By: Maria Moore

A search for a missing person in People’s Forest spanning Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, February 14 and 15, ended when the body of the missing person was located in the forest in Barkhamsted. The missing person was identified as Sargeant Daniel Moore, a member of the Vernon Police Department.

Barkhamsted residents reported hearing helicopters during the night of Tuesday through Wednesday, February 14 and 15, searching for the missing person. The next morning, residents reported that East River Road was closed off for a period of time and they noted the presence of Vernon Police Department vehicles in the area. Sometime during the morning the search ended with the discovery of the body of Sgt. Moore on the Bowen Trail off East River Road.

Sgt. Moore was 43 years old and married. He was an 18 year-member of the Vernon Police Department. No foul play is suspected; a press release issued by the Vernon Police Department stated that the circumstances of the officer’s death were not considered suspicious and the case did not involve his duties at the department.

Sgt. Moore’s obituary has now been published; read his obituary on the Bailey Funeral Home website.

For more information read Chris Dehnel’s article February 16 article Vernon Police Mourning The Death Of A Sargeant in the Vernon Patch.

The Agnes Bowen Trail, part of the People's Forest, on East River Road in Barkhamsted. Photo: Maria Moore

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Note: The writer of this report is not related to Sgt. Moore.