Roll of Honor
Carl Hestikind
Incident
Location: District of Columbia Incident Date: Tuesday, February 11, 1936
Private Carl Hestikind succumbed to the effects of exposure after jumping into the Potomac River, in Washington, DC, to rescue a driver whose car had slid into the water during a severe winter storm.
Private Hestikind then rode his motorcycle home following the rescue. He was admitted to the hospital and died seven days later.
Private Hestikind had served with the United States Park Police for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Private Hestikind gave the United States Department of the Interior 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private Hestikind.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Private Carl Hestikind 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 DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, 7 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 53.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carl Hestikind's cause is highlighted.
How Carl Hestikind Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carl Hestikind is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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