Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Edward Callahan drowned after falling into Lake Tahoe while moving from his patrol boat to a dinghy. Deputy Callahan and his partner had just locked their life jackets on the patrol boat and were being ferried back to shore when the dinghy hit rough water, and all three occupants were thrown overboard. His partner and the other man were able to get back into the boat, but Deputy Callahan was not. His body was recovered about 15 minutes later, and attempts to resuscitate him failed. His partner was treated for hypothermia. Deputy Callahan was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran who had served with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office for three years and previously served with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 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.
Deputy Sheriff Callahan gave the Douglas County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minden community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edward Ronald Callahan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Ronald Callahan 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 NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Ronald Callahan's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Ronald Callahan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Ronald Callahan is highlighted in May.