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Captain Clell Floyd was killed when his airplane crashed at Clifford J. Evans Airport in Lake City. He was piloting the aircraft to track a stolen vehicle. The 1947 single-engine plane crashed approximately 100 yards from the runway as he was taking off.
Survivors
Captain Floyd was survived by his wife, children, parents, and two brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Floyd served with the Lake City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Lake City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Floyd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Lake City Police Department has lost 2 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Clell is one of 139 officers lost to accidents in SC, 31.4% of the 442 remembered there.
Clell is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Clell is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1980, 3 officers in SC were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 71 years on record. The heaviest was 1986, with 6.
In 1980, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1980, 86 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 46th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Clell was 39. Of the 120 lost to accidents in SC whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 41; the middle age was 34.
Clell was 39. 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.
Clell was 39. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
August holds 6.5% of these deaths in SC; June holds the most, 13.7%. Tuesdays: 13.7%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths at Lake City Police Department.
Accident deaths account for 31.4% of all 442 deaths in SC, 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 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Lake City Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Clell among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 36-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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