Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Beau Raimer and his fiancée, Deputy Sheriff Mary Mayo, were killed when a rotted pine tree fell onto the patrol car they were in.
They were driving in the funeral procession for Deputy Sheriff Hilery Mayo, who had been killed in the line of duty four days earlier, when the accident happened.
The procession was traveling along West 21st Avenue through Covington when a violent thunderstorm with devastating rain and winds developed. A large pine tree fell onto the patrol car as it passed South Johnson Street. The tree crushed the top of the patrol car and killed Sergeant Raimer instantly. Deputy Mayo suffered a severed spinal cord that caused her to become paralyzed from the chest down. She underwent years of rehabilitation and was able to return to the sheriff's office as a dispatcher for a short time, however, complications from her injuries caused her to become bedridden. She succumbed to her injuries 16 years later on September 21st, 2023.
Sergeant Raimer had served with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, sister, and two nephews.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Raimer gave the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Covington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Raimer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Linden Raimer is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 30.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Linden Raimer's cause is highlighted.
How Linden Raimer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Linden Raimer is highlighted in Jun.
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