Frank Appel
1925
Frank J. Appel.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Deputy Game Warden Frank Appel was killed in a motorcycle crash on Gunflint Trail, near Grand Marais, while on patrol. He was going down a hill when his front tire struck a rock, and he was thrown from the motorcycle. He was thrown down a 10-foot embankment and hit his head on a rock. Warden Appel was a United States Army Spanish American War veteran and had served with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
Service Record
Also Served
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division
Deputy Game Warden
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