Frank Clarence Schultz
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Special Agent

Frank Clarence Schultz

Accident
End of Watch June 10, 1970
Age 49
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Frank Schultz was struck and killed by a train at Dyke Avenue while patrolling the Burlington Northern Railroad Yards in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The incident occurred at approximately 12:30 am but his body was not located for five hours.

Special Agent Schultz was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Special Agent Schultz was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Schultz served with the Burlington Northern Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Schultz.

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

Agency

Location Seattle, WA
Platform Identity bnrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 10, 1970
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent Frank Clarence Schultz 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Burlington Northern Railroad Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
WA — Statewide
111
of 339 officers
32.7% 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. Frank Clarence Schultz'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 Frank Clarence Schultz Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Clarence Schultz is highlighted in Jun.

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