FORMER first responder Paul Turner will paddle more than 2350kms along the Murray River to raise funds and awareness for emergency service workers living with post-traumatic stress. Turner is a Mt Eliza resident who spent 26 years with Victoria Police. Five years ago, he was forced to retire due to post-traumatic stress. His development of the condition was a result of a fatal collision he witnessed during his 11 years of highway patrol. “My youngest child at the time was the same age as the actual child that was killed in the fatal collision, so that triggered my PTSD,” said…
Thursday, June 11
