Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John McIntyre and Patrolman James Hughes were killed when their patrol boat capsized.
Patrolman Hughes and Patrolman McIntyre left Randall's Island on Patrol Boat #7 to patrol the Harlem River at approximately 1600 hours. At 1800 hours, a tugboat found the patrol boat overturned in the river near the 130th Street Bridge. The crew uprighted the boat and found that Patrolman Hughes had died. They were unable to locate Patrolman McIntyre, who was later found to have drowned when the boat overturned.
An investigation uncovered no witnesses to the incident and it is not known what caused the patrol boat to overturn.
Patrolman McIntyre was assigned to the Marine Division, the present day Harbor Patrol.
Patrolman McIntyre was assigned to the Marine Division, the present day Harbor Patrol.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman McIntyre served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McIntyre.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John McIntyre 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John McIntyre's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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