Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Ed Bollman drowned while attempting to rescue in the pond at Camp Kikthawenund in Madison County.
He and a friend were ice fishing when the friend suffered a heart attack and fell into the water. Sergeant Bollman immediately attempted to rescue the man but drowned during the effort.
Sergeant Bollman had served with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, child, parents, brother, three sisters, and grandmother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Bollman gave the Indiana Department of Natural Resources 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bollman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Edward Ronald Bollman is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In IN, 152 of 504 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this state's fallen. That is 30.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 6 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Ronald Bollman's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Ronald Bollman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Ronald Bollman is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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