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Incident
S/Cst. Puttkemery was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. She moved to Canada with her parents in 1961. While waiting for her application as a regular member to the Force, S/Cst. Puttkemery engaged as a Civilian Member with Security Services. She converted to a regular member in December 1975. S/Cst. Puttkemery performed general duties in different detachments in Manitoba. She obtained her pilot’s license and was the first female pilot posted to RCMP Air Services. On the day of her death, in limited visibility and heavy snow S/Cst. Puttkemery made a left turn at low altitude. The left wing of the plane struck a guy wire of a radio tower causing the plane to fall to the ground. Special Constable Nancy Marie Puttkemery Special Constable Nancy Marie Puttkemery Special Constable Nancy Marie Puttkemery
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Marie Puttkemery served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Marie Puttkemery.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Constable Nancy Marie Puttkemery is one of 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ON, 236 of 334 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 69.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.
At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nancy Marie Puttkemery's cause is highlighted.
How Nancy Marie Puttkemery Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Nancy Marie Puttkemery is highlighted in Dec.
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