Incident
Policel Officer Roger McClung and Detective Robert Monette drowned during a dive team training exercise in Lake Wesley. During the training a third trainee began to suffer trouble in the water. Detective Monette and Officer McClung saved the officer but drowned doing so. Officer McClung had served with the Virginia Beach Police Department for one year and had previously served with a neighboring agency.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter.
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You barely got started.
Police Officer McClung gave the Virginia Beach Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Virginia Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer McClung.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Virginia Beach Police Department has lost 12 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Roger is one of 203 officers lost to accidents in VA, 31.1% of the 653 remembered there.
Roger is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Roger is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1968, 2 officers in VA were lost to accidents, the 32nd heaviest of 99 years on record. The heaviest was 1870, with 10.
In 1968, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1968, 117 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 5th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Roger was 32. Of the 192 lost to accidents in VA whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 45; the middle age was 36. Roger had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Roger was 32. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Roger had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Roger was 32. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Roger had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 12.8% of these deaths in VA, more than any other month. Thursdays: 13.8%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33.3% of all 12 deaths at Virginia Beach Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.1% of all 653 deaths in VA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Virginia Beach Police Department has 12 officers remembered here, Roger among them.
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Roger L. McClung
Dec 19, 1968
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Robert R. Monette
Dec 19, 1968
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William Douglas Black
Jul 11, 1979
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Jimmy Wayne Mobley
Jul 11, 1979
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Daniel T. Maloney
Dec 27, 1981
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George Wayne Starr
Aug 31, 1991
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Rodney Fredderick Pocceschi
Jun 23, 2003
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Michael Smith Phillips
Aug 7, 2008
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Enrique L Taitt Oct 18, 2010
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David J. Nieves
Feb 1, 2022
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Cameron Robert Girvin
Feb 22, 2025
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Christopher M. L. Reese
Feb 22, 2025
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-W
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