Daniel Craig Duyst

Grand Rapids Police Department — Grand Rapids, MI

Accident

End of Watch May 30, 1994

Age 37

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Police Officer Daniel Duyst was killed after being electrocuted when he jumped into the water to rescue a swimmer. He was off duty on a family outing at Spring Lake when another man jumped off a pier into the water, which had an electric charge due to an electrical cord that had come in contact with the water. When Officer Duyst saw the man calling for help, he dove off of his boat in an attempt to rescue the man but was also electrocuted. Officer Duyst had served with the Grand Rapids Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Duyst gave the Grand Rapids Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Grand Rapids community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Duyst.

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

Agency

Department Grand Rapids Police Department

Location Grand Rapids, MI

Platform Identity grpd.kent.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 30, 1994

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Daniel Craig Duyst 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Grand Rapids Police Department, 7 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.7% of this agency's fallen.

Grand Rapids Police Department

of 15 officers

46.7% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident