ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Dealing with the death of someone close is always difficult, and that pain reaches a different level when it comes to the law enforcement community.
“They think of each other as brothers and sisters, they are there to support each other. They also know that they will lay down their life for the other person. This type of traumatic event is quite personal,” said Dr. Deborah C. Beidel, Executive Director at UCF Restores.
According to mental experts, the impact of losing a fellow member of law enforcement has immediate and long-term impact – and it is no different in the case of Master Deputy Link, who was killed in the line of duty in Lake County on Friday.
“There is going to be a hole in this agency where the officer who was killed will no longer be, and this makes it a traumatic event that …