Bryan Phillip Gross
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Deputy Sheriff

Bryan Phillip Gross

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch July 28, 2011
Age 29
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Bryan Gross drowned in the North Platte River while attempting to save a teenage girl who had jumped into the river after fighting with her boyfriend.

Deputy Gross had responded to the scene and entered the water, which was swollen due to heavy snowmelt. The girl was pulled from the water by bystanders but Deputy Gross was swept away. His body was found four days later, approximately 1/2 mile from where he entered the river.

RIP Brother! You are missed!!

LT Jodie Warren Prince George County (VA) Police Department July 28th, 2021

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Gross gave the Converse County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Douglas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Gross.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Douglas, Converse County, WY
Platform Identity ccso.converse.wy.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 2011
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Bryan Phillip Gross served in the U.S. Army (2003–2003) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Bryan Phillip Gross is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In WY, 17 of 63 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 27 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Converse County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Converse County Sheriff's Office
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
WY — Statewide
17
of 63 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bryan Phillip Gross's cause is highlighted.

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

How Bryan Phillip Gross Compares

Age at Death
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bryan Phillip Gross is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Bryan Phillip Gross served in the U.S. Army (2003–2003) before joining law enforcement.

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