Roll of Honor
Incident
Warden David Brocker was killed while investigating illegal trapping at Splitrock Reservoir in Morris County with two other wardens. Warden Brocker had dropped off the other two wardens on a small island and continued paddling in their canoe. A short time later, the other two wardens heard a gunshot and then a splash into the water. When Warden Brocker failed to return at the agreed-upon time, the two wardens swam to shore and then walked to a home to call for assistance. Warden Brocker's canoe was found with blood inside it. Despite a massive search of the reservoir, his body was not found until the following spring, after the ice melted. Warden Brocker had served with the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife for 10 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Warden Brocker gave the New Jersey Divison of Fish and Wildlife 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Warden Brocker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David W. Brocker served in the the United States military (1941â1945) before joining law enforcement.
Warden David W. Brocker 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New Jersey Divison of Fish and Wildlife, 6 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David W. Brocker's cause is highlighted.
How David W. Brocker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David W. Brocker is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Military Service
David W. Brocker served in the United States military (1941–1945) before joining law enforcement.
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