Roll of Honor
Incident
Wildlife Protection Officer Richard Cayouette died when his partner collided with him while loading his snowmobile onto his truck on Thursday March 1st, 07 at around 3 pm. The accident occured at kilometer 85 of Chemin Barette south, located at one hour north of Chapais. Cayouette was transported by helicopter to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Cayouettes partner was also airlifted to hospital where he was treated for shock. Cayouette had been a wildlife Protection Officer for 9 years and had worked with the same partner for 5 years. He is survived by two daughters aged 8 and 11 years. As we start 2026, we can look back and note that we have been very fortunate to not have lost anyone in Canada to a Line of Duty Death (LODD) these last two years. Since the launch of the Memorial Rib… Photo: Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady & James Pearson with Tumbleweed Spirits Co-Owner Mike Patterson Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady and …
Survivors
He is survived by two daughters aged 8 and 11 years.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Cayouette served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Cayouette.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Richard Cayouette 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 ON, 22 of 334 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 6.6% of this state's fallen. That is 24.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 22 of 333 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 6.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Cayouette's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Cayouette Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Cayouette is highlighted in Mar.
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