Incident
Agent Kenneth Aycock drowned while on duty on the Ouachita River, two miles south of the Arkansas state line. He was thrown from the boat when it struck debris in the rain-swollen river. His body was recovered the following day.
Survivors
Agent Aycock is survived by his wife, two sons, and sister.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Aycock served with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Thank you for your service to the Baton Rouge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Aycock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has lost 11 officers; 7 of them lost to accidents.
Kenneth is one of 180 officers lost to accidents in LA, 30.3% of the 595 remembered there.
Kenneth is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Kenneth is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1991, 1 officer at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1991, 2 officers in LA were lost to accidents, the 25th heaviest of 94 years on record. The heaviest was 1999, with 8.
In 1991, 52 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 90th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1991, 62 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 86th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Kenneth was 35. Of the 7 lost to accidents at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries whose age is recorded, half were between 35.5 and 48; the middle age was 37.
Kenneth was 35. Of the 148 lost to accidents in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.
Kenneth was 35. 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.
Kenneth was 35. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
July holds 14.3% of these deaths at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; March holds the most, 28.6%. Saturdays: 28.6%.
July holds 7.8% of these deaths in LA; April holds the most, 11.1%. Saturdays: 13.9%.
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
July holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 63.6% of all 11 deaths at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30.3% of all 595 deaths in LA, 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 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has 11 officers remembered here, Kenneth among them.
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Robert J. Sellers, Sr.
Mar 13, 1923
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Frank E. Fagot, Jr. Nov 29, 1927
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Edward Morgan Apr 5, 1930
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Beuford Calvin Patterson
Oct 27, 1948
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Kenneth Dale Aycock
Jul 6, 1991
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Ricky Dodge
Jan 20, 1992
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Leon Henderson, Jr.
Mar 30, 1996
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John M. Garlington
Feb 10, 2000
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Jim Robyn Bennet Matkin
Mar 2, 2005
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Paul Berches Stuckey
Sep 30, 2011
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Immanuel James Washington
Jul 19, 2018
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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