Robert E. Mahn Jr.
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Park Ranger

Robert E. Mahn Jr.

Accident
End of Watch January 17, 1994
Age 51
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Park Ranger Robert Mahn was killed in a snowmobile accident while on back-country patrol in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, during blizzard-like conditions occurred. Additional rangers were sent to look for him after he failed to respond to dispatchers by radio. The searchers located his body at the bottom of a 70-foot cliff. Ranger Mahn had served with the National Park Service for 21 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

21 years. You could have gone home.
Park Ranger Mahn gave the United States Department of the Interior 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Ranger Mahn.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdinpsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 17, 1994
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Park Ranger Robert E. Mahn Jr. 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 DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, 28 of 40 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service
28
of 40 officers
70% Accident
DC — Statewide
453
of 1,418 officers
31.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert E. Mahn Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Robert E. Mahn Jr. Compares

Age at Death
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert E. Mahn Jr. is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location