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Bernard Joseph Berghager
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Bernard Joseph Berghager

Ralls County Sheriff's Office — New London, MO
Cardiac
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End of Watch June 8, 2007
Age 67
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sheriff Bernard Berghager suffered a fatal heart attack one day after conducting a search of an extremely hot home.

He was executing a search warrant with other officers when he was exposed to extremely high temperatures inside the home. He became exhausted during the search and appeared out of breath. The following morning he arrived at work and collapsed. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away.

Sheriff Berghager had served with the Ralls County Sheriff's Office for 12 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Berghager gave the Ralls County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the New London community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Berghager.

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

Agency

Department Ralls County Sheriff's Office
Type Sheriff's Office
Location New London, Ralls County, MO
Platform Identity rcso.ralls.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 8, 2007
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 67
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

Sheriff Bernard Joseph Berghager is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In MO, 32 of 813 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.9% of this state's fallen. That is 3.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Ralls County Sheriff's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
MO — Statewide
32
of 813 officers
3.9% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bernard Joseph Berghager's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Bernard Joseph Berghager Compares

Age at Death
67
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Bernard Joseph Berghager is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

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