Roll of Honor
Nathan Benjamin Mims
Incident
Conservation Officer Nathan Mims suffered a fatal heart attack while engaging in strenuous activities during an undercover investigation.
He was investigating commercial fishing violations that involved placing and pulling nets and trotlines. After loading and unloading his department boat by himself, he made several covert contacts. He collapsed the following day as he completed paperwork related to the ongoing investigation.
Officer Mims had served with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Officer Mims gave the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Officer Mims.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Conservation Officer Nathan Benjamin Mims is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, 3 of 10 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nathan Benjamin Mims's cause is highlighted.
How Nathan Benjamin Mims Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Nathan Benjamin Mims is highlighted in Nov.
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries are honored on badge.nw.
