Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Elias Enriquez drowned after falling into the California Aqueduct near Taft while on patrol.
He was walking along the canal wall, removing illegal fishing line, when he slipped and fell in approximately five miles southwest of the Buena Vista Golf Course. His body was recovered the following day.
Sergeant Enriquez was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Enriquez served with the California State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Elias Sanchez Enriquez served in the Army (1951â1952) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Elias Sanchez Enriquez 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%.
At California State Police, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elias Sanchez Enriquez's cause is highlighted.
How Elias Sanchez Enriquez Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elias Sanchez Enriquez is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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