Roll of Honor
Incident
Policel Officer Roger McClung and Detective Robert Monette drowned during a dive team training exercise in Lake Wesley. During the training a third trainee began to suffer trouble in the water. Detective Monette and Officer McClung saved the officer but drowned doing so. Officer McClung had served with the Virginia Beach Police Department for one year and had previously served with a neighboring agency.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer McClung gave the Virginia Beach Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Virginia Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer McClung.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Roger L. McClung 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At Virginia Beach Police Department, 4 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roger L. McClung's cause is highlighted.
How Roger L. McClung Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roger L. McClung is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
11 officers from Virginia Beach Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
