Incident
Constable Wahl was born in Ontario. He had a sense of duty by wanting to serve his country as well as an eye for adventure. After three weeks of basic training, he set out for Fort Walsh, Northwest Territories. His long journey west had him go aboard the Sternwheeler, Red Cloud in Bismark, North Dakota. Constable Wahl drowned in the Missouri River, USA, while en route with other recruits from Fort Toronto to Fort Walsh, Northwest Territories.
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- July 23, 2026
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Constable Wahl served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Adam Wahl 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. Adam Wahl's cause is highlighted.
How Adam Wahl Compares
When Undetermined Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Adam Wahl is highlighted in May.
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