Roll of Honor
John Linklater
Incident
Game Warden John Linklater drowned while on patrol on Basswood Lake. The canoe he was operating overturned and he was thrown into the water. The motor on the canoe then struck him in the head, dazing him. His body wasn't found for five days.
Survivors
Warden Linklater was survived by his wife and daughter.
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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.
Game Warden Linklater served with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Linklater.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Game Warden John Linklater 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division, 11 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Linklater's cause is highlighted.
How John Linklater Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Linklater is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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