A Woodbury, Minnesota, woman who worked for Metro Transit police is dead after drowning in White Bear Lake on Sunday, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

The funeral service for a Metro Transit Police Department sergeant who drowned on Sunday in White Bear Lake will be Friday. Sgt. Beverly’s Rodriguez funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stillwater Area High School in Oak Park Heights. No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater.

A community is mourning the sudden loss of Metro Transit police Sgt. Beverly “Bev" Rodriguez, who people said they will remember most as someone who served with both strength and compassion.