{"id":222439,"date":"2026-04-07T20:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222439\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:11:08","slug":"memorial-service-set-for-tallahassee-police-officer-who-died-in-off-duty-boating-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222439\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial service set for Tallahassee police officer who died in off-duty boating accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A memorial service is now scheduled for the Tallahassee police officer who died in a boating crash over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The service for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/04\/tpd-mourns-officer-michael-cody-terranova-who-died-off-duty-boating-accident-friday\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/04\/tpd-mourns-officer-michael-cody-terranova-who-died-off-duty-boating-accident-friday\/\"> Michael \u201cCody\u201d Allen Terranova<\/a> is scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. at the 3Y Ranch in Crawfordville, according to his obituary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Terranova died on April 3 in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/04\/wcso-wakulla-river-lower-bridge-boat-ramp-temporarily-closed-due-active-investigation\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/04\/wcso-wakulla-river-lower-bridge-boat-ramp-temporarily-closed-due-active-investigation\/\">off-duty boating crash<\/a> on the Wakulla River. He had been with the Tallahassee Police Department since 2007 after graduating from Florida State University with a psychology degree. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A scholarship for the police academy will be established in Terranova\u2019s honor to help support basic recruitment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The family is asking for donations to be made to the Florida Public Safety Institute. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/07\/memorial-service-set-tallahassee-police-officer-who-died-off-duty-boating-accident\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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