Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Charles Snyder drowned in the Allegheney River. River Patrolman Snyder and his partner were fixing a propeller on one of the boats under the sixth street bridge when Patrolman Snyder slipped into the water and drowned. His body was found on April 3, 1937, identified by his gold police badge. Patrolman Snyder had recovered 280 bodies from the Allegheny River and saved many from drowning. Patrolman Snyder had served with the agency for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Snyder gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Snyder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Charles M. Snyder is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 38 of 101 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles M. Snyder's cause is highlighted.
How Charles M. Snyder Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles M. Snyder is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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