Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Deputy George Yeaman and Special Deputy John Mines were killed in a plane crash near Stirrup Lake while conducting an aerial search of another missing plane.
Special Deputy Mines was killed on impact. Special Deputy Yeaman was rescued from the wreckage and taken to a hospital in Seattle where he died three days later. The plane they were searching for was located the following day.
Special Deputy Mines was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII.
Survivors
He was survived by wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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.
Special Deputy Mines served with the King County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Thank you 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
John Frederick Mines served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Special Deputy John Frederick Mines 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%.
At King County Sheriffs Dept., 5 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Frederick Mines's cause is highlighted.
How John Frederick Mines Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Frederick Mines is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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