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New Jersey CO collapses, dies on duty

Correctional Officer Agostino Fare’s cause of death was not disclosed

By C1 Staff

GLOUCESTER COUNTY — A corrections officer died while on duty Wednesday.

CO Agostino Fare collapsed in a vehicle while on his way to Cumerland County’s correctional facility, according to NJ.com. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Fare is survived by a wife and two children. “We’ll see what we can do within our powers to help the family,” Freeholder Director Robert Damminger said.