Grover Sanderson

Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife — Columbus, OH

Accident

End of Watch November 17, 1938

Age 46

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Game Warden Grover Sanderson succumbed to complications of an injury sustained almost two months earlier while chasing a squirrel hunter near Otway in Scioto County.

He suffered a compound fracture when he tripped during the foot pursuit. The injury was serious enough that doctors amputated his foot. He suffered a stroke during his recovery and died the following day.

Game Warden Sanderson had served with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife for seven years.

NEVER FORGET! Honoring the dedicated service and Game Warden Grover Sanderson of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife, Ohio.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer (Retired) Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation November 17th, 2025

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Sanderson gave the Ohio Department of Natural Resources 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Sanderson.

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

Agency

Department Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife

Location Columbus, OH

Platform Identity odnrdwcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 17, 1938

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Fall

Weapon Person

Game Warden Grover Sanderson 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife

of 9 officers

44.4% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident