Veteran LAPD Officer Dies During Dive Team Training Exercise

LAPD Officer Thomas Denton, who had been with the department since 2006, died after an incident during a dive team training exercise in Huntington Beach.

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Joe Vince

Nov. 6, 2026

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An LAPD police officer died during a dive team training exercise in Huntington Beach on Thursday.
Officer Thomas Denton had served with the department since 2006 and was assigned to the Metropolitan Division.
Few details have been released about the incident, and Denton's death remains under investigation.

An LAPD officer who served on the force for two decades died during a training exercise Thursday.

Officer Thomas Dentonn was participating in dive team training in Huntington Beach at around 11 a.m. when the incident happened, KABC-TV reports. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No details about the training incident have been released. Denton had been with the department since 2006 and was assigned to the department's Metropolitan Division.

A procession accompanied Denton's body from the hospital to the Orange County Coroner's Office in Santa Ana.

Denton's death is under investigation.

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