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Patrolman

Daniel David Trail

Beloit Police Department — Beloit, KS

Accident

End of Watch June 25, 1995

Age 28

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 607

The Vigil Panel 141 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Patrolman Daniel Trail drowned while attempting to rescue a group of teenagers from the Solomon River around 7 pm. The group of teenagers had been drinking and decided to go tubing. The river was extremely rough, and the group got stuck in rapids after going over a damn in Chautauqua Park. Officer Trail and a local firefighter attempted a rescue, but they both fell in. The firefighter survived the incident. Officer Trail's body was not found for several days. No charges were filed against the group of drunk teenagers. Officer Trail had served with the Beloit Police Department for two months and previously served with the Atwood Police Department and Colby Police Department. He is survived by his mother, father, sister, and two brothers. He is buried at Atwood Fairview Cemetery in Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother, father, sister, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Trail gave the Beloit Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beloit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Trail.

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

Agency

Department Beloit Police Department

Location Beloit, KS

Platform Identity bpd.mitchell.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 25, 1995

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 28

Badge Number 607

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Daniel David Trail 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Beloit Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

KS — Statewide

of 335 officers

19.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel David Trail'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 David Trail Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service