Jackson Vernon Lone
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Police Officer

Jackson Vernon Lone

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA
Accident
End of Watch March 16, 2005
Age 39
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Lone fell in Lake Union and drowned as he attempted to secure a tugboat to the waterway dock. While attempting to secure the tugboat, Officer Lone lost his balance and fell into the water. When Officer Lone failed to surface, his partner entered the lake and tried to rescue him. Officer Lone was located pinned under six feet of water. He was transported to a local hospital where he died shortly after arrival.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Lone gave the Seattle Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lone.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Seattle, King County, WA
Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 16, 2005
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Jackson is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2005, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jackson 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. Jackson had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Seattle Police Department has 60 officers remembered here, Jackson among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Jackson Vernon Lone

Seattle Police Department · End of Watch March 16, 2005

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 36-W

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