Roll of Honor
Michael Andrew Boehm
His Life
Sergeant Michael Boehm suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a call involving a person who had jumped from the Key Bridge in Washington, DC. The person was found critically injured on the C&O Canal towpath underneath the bridge near 34th Street.
Sergeant Boehm collapsed moments after responding to the scene. He was immediately transported to Georgetown University Hospital where he passed away. The person who jumped from the bridge also died.
Sergeant Boehm was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the United States Park Police for 19 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and parents.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
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 Boehm gave the United States Department of the Interior 19 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
His Life Details
Military Service
Michael Andrew Boehm served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Michael Andrew Boehm 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 32,588 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%.
At United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, 2 of 13 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 15.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Andrew Boehm's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Andrew Boehm Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Andrew Boehm is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
Michael Andrew Boehm served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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