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Special Agent

Daniel Paul Madrid

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

Cardiac

End of Watch September 24, 2005

Age 51

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

The Vigil Panel 153 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Special Agent Dan Madrid suffered a fatal heart attack while investigating the death of a hiker in Yosemite National Park, California.

Agent Madrid, along with other park personnel, was hiking to the scene when he collapsed. The other park personnel and a passing doctor immediately administered CPR, but he could not be resuscitated. Agent Madrid was temporarily assigned to the Pacific West Region at the time of his death.

Special Agent Madrid had served with the National Park Service for 18 years and was regularly assigned to the Midwest Region at Ozark National Scenic Riverway in Missouri. He had previously served with the United States Forest Service for 11 years and as a reserve officer for the Globe Police Department in Arizona.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

29 years. You could have gone home.
Special Agent Madrid gave the United States Department of the Interior 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Madrid.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service - Office of Investigations

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdinpsoifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 24, 2005

Tour of Duty 29 yrs

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Special Agent Daniel Paul Madrid is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 71 of 1,419 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service - Office of Investigations

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

DC — Statewide

of 1,419 officers

5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Paul Madrid's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Daniel Paul Madrid Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service