Incident
Sergeant Gary Gaboury drowned while attempting to recover the body of a college student who had drowned while swimming in Huntington Gorge in Huntington, Vermont.
Survivors
Sergeant Gaboury is survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Gaboury served with the Vermont State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Vermont. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Gaboury.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Gary Allen Gaboury 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 VT, 12 of 31 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.7% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Vermont State Police, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary Allen Gaboury's cause is highlighted.
How Gary Allen Gaboury Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gary Allen Gaboury is highlighted in May.
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