Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Harold Berg drowned during a search and rescue operation. He was off duty at a family picnic when he was notified that two Explorer Scouts from the Boy Scouts of America were missing at Cape Lookout State Park. While searching a cave near the water's edge at Lookout Point, he was washed out to sea. The boys were later found safe. Lieutenant Berg had served with the Oregon State Police for 15 years. He was survived by his three teenage daughters and his teenage son. The Oregon State Police established the Harold R. Berg Lifesaving Award in his memory.
Survivors
He was survived by his three teenage daughters and his teenage son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Berg gave the Oregon State Police 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oregon. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Berg.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Harold Roy Berg 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Oregon State Police, 15 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Roy Berg's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Roy Berg Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Roy Berg is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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