David C. Churchill

Alaska State Troopers - Fish and Wildlife Protection — Anchorage, AK

Cardiac

End of Watch September 16, 1998

Age 51

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Sergeant David Churchill suffered a heart attack and died while hiking up a mountain to check on a hunting party. Sergeant Churchill was with National Park Service rangers during the search. After he collapsed, they began CPR, and he was then flown to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had served with the Alaska State Troopers - Fish and Wildlife Protection for 12 years and had just been promoted to Sergeant that month.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Churchill gave the Alaska State Troopers 12 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Churchill.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Alaska State Troopers - Fish and Wildlife Protection

Type Other

Location Anchorage, AK

Platform Identity astfwpcons.anchorage.ak.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 16, 1998

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sergeant David C. Churchill is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In AK, 1 of 50 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2% of this state's fallen. That is 2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Alaska State Troopers - Fish and Wildlife Protection, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Alaska State Troopers - Fish and Wildlife Protection

of 3 officers

33.3% Cardiac

AK — Statewide

of 50 officers

2% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Cardiac