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Game Warden Roy Thompson was killed in a motorcycle accident while assigned to Missoula, Montana. He was test driving a new off-road motorcycle for a new program intended for patrolling mountain trails.
Warden Thompson was unfamiliar with the controls on the motorcycle and accidentally caused it to accelerate, causing it to drive off of a cliff.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Thompson served with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Thank you for your service to the Helena community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Thompson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has lost 8 officers; 5 of them lost to accidents.
Roy is one of 34 officers lost to accidents in MT, 23.9% of the 142 remembered there.
Roy is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Roy is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1957, 1 officer at Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1957, 1 officer in MT was lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 29 years on record. The heaviest was 1895, with 2.
In 1957, 55 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 85th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1957, 69 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 75th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
When
August holds 20% of these deaths at Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks; December holds the most, 20%. Mondays: 20%.
August holds 8.8% of these deaths in MT; December holds the most, 17.6%. Mondays: 17.6%.
August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.4%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 62.5% of all 8 deaths at Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 23.9% of all 142 deaths in MT, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
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Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has 8 officers remembered here, Roy among them.
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