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Incident
While on patrol during the early evening, in heavy rain and poor visibility, PC Black collided with a pedal cyclist at South Cape, Laxey, and was thrown from his motorcycle, sustaining fatal injuries.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Black served with the Isle of Man Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Black.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Isle of Man Constabulary has lost 2 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Gordon is one of 2 officers lost to accidents in D, 100% of the 2 remembered there.
Gordon is one of 2 officers lost to accidents in Isle of Man, 100% of the 2 remembered there.
Gordon 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 1966, 95 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 27th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Gordon was 38. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.6%.
How
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths at Isle of Man Constabulary.
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths in D.
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths in Isle of Man.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Isle of Man Constabulary has 2 officers remembered here, Gordon among them.
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