Roll of Honor
Roy R. Burnsed
Incident
Wildlife Officer Roy Burnsed and Wildlife Officer Charles Randall were killed in an automobile crash when their SUV patrol vehicles crashed head-on, on the L-5 levee near the Holey Land Wildlife Management Area in Palm Beach County.
The officers were driving in opposite directions at approximately 9:30 pm on the 17-foot wide dirt road which crossed the levee in a remote area with little light. Both officers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident. Officer Randall succumbed to his injuries two days after the accident.
Officer Burnsed had served with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for 10 months and had graduated from the academy in July.
He is survived by his wife.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Wildlife Officer Burnsed served with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Wildlife Officer Burnsed.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Wildlife Officer Roy R. Burnsed 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy R. Burnsed's cause is highlighted.
How Roy R. Burnsed Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roy R. Burnsed is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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