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Christopher John Worden
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Constable

Christopher John Worden

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Ottawa, ON
Felonious
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End of Watch October 6, 2007
Age 30
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Gender Male
Division G Division, Yellowknife and Hay River, Northwest Territories
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Incident

Cst. Worden was dispatched to a complaint as a result of a call for assistance from Hay River. Radio contact with Cst. Worden was maintained up to the point where he advised he intended to enter an address in Hay River. Contact was lost and shortly thereafter additional Hay River Detachment members were dispatched to the scene. Cst. Worden was located in a wooded area outside the home and transported immediately to Hay River Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. As we start 2026, we can look back and note that we have been very fortunate to not have lost anyone in Canada to a Line of Duty Death (LODD) these last two years. Since the launch of the Memorial Rib… Photo: Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady & James Pearson with Tumbleweed Spirits Co-Owner Mike Patterson Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady and …

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable John Worden served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable John Worden.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Type Federal Police
Location Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 6, 2007
Age 30
Gender Male
Division G Division, Yellowknife and Hay River, Northwest Territories
Born April 7, 1977

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Christopher is one of 67 officers killed feloniously in Canada, 16.8% of the 399 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2007, 3 officers in Canada were killed feloniously, the 7th heaviest of 21 years on record. The heaviest was 2023, with 7.

Every year on record · Canada
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Who

Christopher was 30. Of the 10 killed feloniously in Canada whose age is recorded, half were between 28.3 and 41.5; the middle age was 31.

Age at death
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When

October holds 7.5% of these deaths in Canada; March holds the most, 16.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 16.8% of all 399 deaths in Canada, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Royal Canadian Mounted Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, Christopher among them.

Across the years

Constable Christopher John Worden

Royal Canadian Mounted Police · End of Watch October 6, 2007

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