Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Josiah Hazeltine and Deputy Game Warden Julius Salmonson, of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, drowned when the boat they were in capsized in White Lake's Indian Bay as they attempted to retrieve an illegal fishing net from the White Lake Channel.
Deputy Game Warden Salmonson's brother, Martin Salmonson, had accompanied them on the trip and also drowned.
The bodies of all three were located approximately 600 feet from the shore after an extensive search.
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9
Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo Federal Air Marshal Service August 12th, 2015
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hazeltine served with the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Muskegon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hazeltine.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Josiah Coates Hazeltine 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Muskegon County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Josiah Coates Hazeltine's cause is highlighted.
How Josiah Coates Hazeltine Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Josiah Coates Hazeltine is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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