U.S. Air Force · United States 
Dale Nelson
1980
Dale E. Nelson served the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Sheriff Dale Nelson died after being exposed to lethal doses of methane while attempting to rescue a father and son who had also become overtaken by the methane gas in a concrete manure pit on Roberts Dairy Farm along State Route 12. All three men fell face first into the manure and drowned. Another man who entered the pit with Sheriff Nelson was also overcome by the fumes but was rescued after falling with his face up. Sheriff Nelson was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors
He had served with the Beaver County Sheriff's Office for 14 years and was survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
Beaver County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff
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