Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Robert Monette and Officer Roger McClung drowned during a dive team training exercise in Lake Wesley. During the training a third officer began to suffer trouble in the water. Detective Monette and Officer McClung saved the officer but drowned doing so. Detective Monette was a Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Virginia Beach Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, 6-month-old daughter, and 2-year-old son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Monette gave the Virginia Beach Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Virginia Beach community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert R. Monette served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Robert R. Monette 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At Virginia Beach Police Department, 4 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert R. Monette's cause is highlighted.
How Robert R. Monette Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert R. Monette is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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