Robert E. Mahn, Jr.

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service — Washington, DC

Accident

End of Watch January 17, 1994

Age 51

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Park Ranger Robert Mahn was killed in a snowmobile accident while on back-country patrol in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, during blizzard-like conditions occurred. Additional rangers were sent to look for him after he failed to respond to dispatchers by radio. The searchers located his body at the bottom of a 70-foot cliff. Ranger Mahn had served with the National Park Service for 21 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

21 years. You could have gone home.
Park Ranger Mahn gave the United States Department of the Interior 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Ranger Mahn.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdinpsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 17, 1994

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Park Ranger Robert E. Mahn, Jr. 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, 28 of 40 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service

of 40 officers

70% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident