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Special Constable

Andrew Ooyoumut

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Undetermined

End of Watch July 21, 1954

Age 39

The Vigil Panel 216 ›

Gender Male

Division Baker Lake, North West Territories

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 332

Incident

S/Cst. Ooyoumut was hired as an Inuit special constable in Baker Lake, Northwest Territories (now known as Nunavut) He was a skilled hunter,traveler interpreter, and guide. S/Cst. Ooyoumut drowned in the Kikatavyuk River, Nunavut, (formerly known as Northwest Territories, while on special duty. He was married to Rhoda and they had four children. Special Constable Andrew Ooyoumut Special Constable Andrew Ooyoumut Special Constable Andrew Ooyoumut Click here to view in full screen

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

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

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location ON

Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 21, 1954

Age 39

Gender Male

Division Baker Lake, North West Territories

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Special Constable Andrew Ooyoumut is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ON, 236 of 334 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 69.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

236

of 333 officers

70.9% Undetermined

ON — Statewide

236

of 334 officers

70.7% Undetermined

Nationwide

260

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Ooyoumut's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Andrew Ooyoumut Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

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