Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Gordon Hufnagle drowned while trying to rescue flood victims caused by Hurricane Agnes. He was attempting to rescue two people when his boat capsized and was swept from the boat at S 6th and St Catherine Streets. Officer Hufnagle's body was recovered three days later. Officer Hufnagle had served with the Lewisburg Borough Police Department for 27 years and was previously the chief of police until he was appointed as the first safety director.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, and mother.
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27 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Hufnagle gave the Lewisburg Borough Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lewisburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hufnagle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Gordon F. Hufnagle 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gordon F. Hufnagle's cause is highlighted.
How Gordon F. Hufnagle Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gordon F. Hufnagle is highlighted in Jun.