Bernard Carter
1975
Bernard Livingston Carter.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Pilot Officer Bernard Carter and a civilian observer were killed in a helicopter crash while assisting with the control of a riot at a local junior high school. He had radioed in that the riot seemed to be subsiding and that he was going to clear the area. A call came in minutes later that there had been a helicopter crash. Officers arrived at South Carefree Circle and discovered that it was the police helicopter that had crashed. Officer Carter was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Colorado Springs Police Department for ten years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
Service Record
Also Served
Colorado Springs Police Department
Pilot Officer
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