Roll of Honor
Incident
Game Warden Jean Jalbert drowned when his canoe capsized on the St. Francis River. The river was full of logs as a result of the spring log drive. The canoe struck one of the logs and overturned, throwing Warden Jalbert into the water. His body was found three weeks later.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Jalbert served with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Jalbert.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Game Warden Jean Baptiste Jalbert 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 ME, 41 of 102 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.2% of this state's fallen. That is 9.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, 9 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jean Baptiste Jalbert's cause is highlighted.
How Jean Baptiste Jalbert Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jean Baptiste Jalbert is highlighted in May.
Others Who Wore This Badge
16 officers from Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife are honored on badge.nw.
