Paul DuCuennois
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Game Protector

Paul DuCuennois

Accident
End of Watch October 16, 1932
Age 21
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Game Protector Paul DuCuennois fell from his canoe and drowned while patrolling Jabes Pond in Washington County. The pond can only be reached by a rough two-mile trail. Protector DuCuennois was paddling when he stood up and fell out of his canoe. Efforts were made to rescue him, but they only found his canoe and coat. His body was recovered on November 11, 1932. Game Protector DuCuennois had served with the New York State Environmental Conservation Police for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother and four brothers.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Game Protector DuCuennois gave the New York State Environmental Conservation Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Albany community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Protector DuCuennois.

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

Agency

Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nyseccons.albany.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 16, 1932
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Game Protector Paul DuCuennois 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 State Environmental Conservation Police, 6 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

New York State Environmental Conservation Police
6
of 18 officers
33.3% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% 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. Paul DuCuennois'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 Paul DuCuennois Compares

Age at End of Watch
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul DuCuennois is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location