Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Joseph Murray drowned in Saginaw Bay after falling overboard from a boat.
He and a deputy were investigating complaints of illegal fishing nets in the bay when he fell overboard. He was wearing heavy wading and a raincoat and did not resurface after falling into the water. His body was recovered 12 days later.
Sheriff Murray had served with the Huron County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Murray gave the Huron County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bad Axe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Murray.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Joseph J. Murray 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Huron County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph J. Murray's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph J. Murray Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph J. Murray is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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