Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Fish Warden Allan Woolf suffered a fatal attack in Lower Makefield Township after climbing into a treestand used for spotting illegal fishing in the Delaware River.
His son reported him missing at 11:00 pm after he failed to return home. Over 200 people searched throughout the night until his body was found dangling from the tree, near the intersection of River Road and E Ferry Road, at 8:40 am the following morning. His foot had become caught in the branches and he was found hanging upside down. It was determined that he had suffered a heart attack but the coroner could not determine if it had occurred before falling from the tree stand.
Warden Woolf was survived by his wife, two sons, two grandchildren, and eight siblings.
Survivors
Warden Woolf was survived by his wife, two sons, two grandchildren, and eight siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Fish Warden Woolf served with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Harrisburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Fish Warden Woolf.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Fish Warden Allan LeRoy Woolf is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allan LeRoy Woolf's cause is highlighted.
How Allan LeRoy Woolf Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Allan LeRoy Woolf is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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