Const Joseph Prevett, 50, died of a heart attack on 5/7/14 at 10:45 a.m. in the area of Loon Lake Road during a tracking training exercise in Gravenhurst. Const. Joseph Prevett was participating in a training course with Ontario Provincial Police along with his new police service dog Timber. Prevett was rushed to South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge in medical distress and unfortunately was pronounced dead a short time later. He first became a police officer in 1998, joining the Peel Regional Police. He made the move to Thunder Bay in 2003, and quickly took over the local K-9 unit. He was paired with K-9 officer Thunder, and the two served together as partners for eight years, before Thunder, who has since died, was retired late last year. Prevett’s K9 Timber attended the service along with approximately twenty other police canines. Prevett leaves behind
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