Jimmy Lee Cook
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Sergeant

Jimmy Lee Cook

Accident
End of Watch December 8, 1972
Age 32
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Jimmy Cook drowned while on boat patrol on Lake Lowrey in Polk County. He was patrolling the lake for illegal trotlines when he fell from his boat. His body was located two days later, approximately 300 yards from where his boat was found running in circles. Sergeant Cook had served with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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BO-US-FL-2217596B
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cook gave the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cook.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Tallahassee, FL
Platform Identity fgfwfc.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 8, 1972
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Jimmy Lee Cook 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 10 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
10
of 15 officers
66.7% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jimmy Lee Cook's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Jimmy Lee Cook Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmy Lee Cook is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location