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Robert B. Bell
Incident
Deputy Game Warden Robert Bell drowned after his boat capsized on the upper Choctawhatchee Bay near the Cowford Bridge in Walton County around 10:45 a.m.
When the boat overturned, Deputy Game Warden Bell held onto the side while another game warden swam to shore to get help. Before he reached the shore, he heard screams for help. When he turned to look, he saw Deputy Game Warden Bell slip into the water. Deputy Game Warden Bell's body was recovered six hours later.
Deputy Game Warden Bell had served as a marshal of Defuniak Springs before his appointment as a game warden.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three sons, and mother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Game Warden Bell served with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Game Warden Bell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission has lost 15 officers; 10 of them lost to accidents.
Robert is one of 315 officers lost to accidents in FL, 31.3% of the 1,007 remembered there.
Robert is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Robert is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1942, 1 officer at Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1942, 2 officers in FL were lost to accidents, the 56th heaviest of 95 years on record. The heaviest was 1981, with 9.
In 1942, 65 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 65th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1942, 82 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 52nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Robert was 60. Of the 9 lost to accidents at Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 48; the middle age was 32.
Robert was 60. Of the 293 lost to accidents in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 35.
Robert was 60. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Robert was 60. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
September holds 10% of these deaths at Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission; August holds the most, 30%. Saturdays: 30%.
September holds 9.8% of these deaths in FL; February holds the most, 10.5%. Saturdays: 16.2%.
September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
September holds 9.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 66.7% of all 15 deaths at Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.3% of all 1,007 deaths in FL, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission has 15 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
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Samuel S. Pinney
Mar 12, 1927
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Robert B. Bell
Sep 19, 1942
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George T. Sharp Dec 21, 1946
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James R. Fields
Dec 24, 1950
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Johnny Ingram Nov 25, 1951
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Noah Therman Smith
Nov 30, 1954
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Joel Lathem Harper Aug 12, 1962
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Marvin John Albritton
Aug 18, 1966
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James G. Thompson
Jun 25, 1968
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Leon Walker
Aug 13, 1970
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Harry Charles Chapin
Nov 5, 1972
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Jimmy Lee Cook
Dec 8, 1972
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Danese Byron Crowder
May 3, 1974
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Margaret E. Park
Dec 13, 1984
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Ray Lynn Barnes
Nov 21, 1987
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 31-WT
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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