Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Tage Toll was killed in a helicopter crash during a search and rescue mission near Talkeetna, Alaska.
Trooper Toll had been picked up by the Alaska State Troopers' Helo-1 at approximately 7:35 pm to assist in searching for a missing snowmachiner near Larson Lake. They located the subject just before 10:00 pm and brought him aboard the helicopter.
The helicopter was en route to Sunshine Tesoro to meet with medics when troopers lost radio contact with it at approximately 11:00 pm. The wreckage was located the following morning after a massive search. Trooper Toll, civilian pilot Mel Nading, and the snowmachiner were all killed in the crash.
Trooper Toll had served with the Alaska State Troopers for 10 years and had previously served with the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife and three sons.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Toll gave the Alaska State Troopers 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alaska. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Toll.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Tage Brandel Toll 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 AK, 14 of 50 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28% of this state's fallen. That is 28 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Alaska State Troopers, 5 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tage Brandel Toll's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tage Brandel Toll is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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