Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Daniel Trail drowned while attempting to rescue a group of teenagers from the Solomon River around 7 pm. The group of teenagers had been drinking and decided to go tubing. The river was extremely rough, and the group got stuck in rapids after going over a damn in Chautauqua Park. Officer Trail and a local firefighter attempted a rescue, but they both fell in. The firefighter survived the incident. Officer Trail's body was not found for several days. No charges were filed against the group of drunk teenagers. Officer Trail had served with the Beloit Police Department for two months and previously served with the Atwood Police Department and Colby Police Department. He is survived by his mother, father, sister, and two brothers. He is buried at Atwood Fairview Cemetery in Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, father, sister, and two brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Trail gave the Beloit Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beloit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Trail.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman Daniel David Trail 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 19.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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