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Incident
2/Cst. Melnychuk was posted to Divisional Headquarters in Toronto. He accidentally drowned while on patrol in Lake Simcoe, near Georgina Island, Ontario. 2/Cst. Melnychuk’s body was found 19 days after the accident. He is buried in the cemetery at Prince George, British Columbia. Second Class Constable Maurice Melvin Melnychuk Second Class Constable Maurice Melvin Melnychuk Inscription on grave marker
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Maurice Melvin Melnychuk served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Maurice Melvin Melnychuk.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable 2/Cst. Maurice Melvin Melnychuk is one of 1 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In ON, 266 of 364 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 73.1% of this state's fallen. That is 73.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. 2/Cst. Maurice Melvin Melnychuk's cause is highlighted.
How 2/Cst. Maurice Melvin Melnychuk Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. 2/Cst. Maurice Melvin Melnychuk is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Toronto, ON.
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