Roll of Honor
Incident
Harbor Patrol Assistant Timothy Mitchell was killed when he was crushed between a boat and a rock near the Green Pleasure Pier in Avalon Bay.
Several boats had broken free from their moorings during a severe storm at approximately 11:00 pm. Harbor Patrol Assistant Mitchell was attempting to secure one of the boats when his boat came dangerously close to rocks and he either jumped or was washed overboard. His body was recovered at approximately 11:00 the following morning.
At least one other person died as a result of the storm.
Harbor Patrol Assistant Mitchell had served with the Avalon Harbor Patrol for only seven months, and had previously served as a volunteer firefighter in Avalon.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and two brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Harbor Patrol Assistant Mitchell served with the Avalon Harbor Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the Avalon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Harbor Patrol Assistant Mitchell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Harbor Patrol Assistant Timothy Douglas Mitchell 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy Douglas Mitchell's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy Douglas Mitchell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Douglas Mitchell is highlighted in Dec.