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Photograph: Officer Gilbert A. Duthie

Patch image: Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona






Officer Gilbert A. Duthie
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arizona

End of Watch: Saturday, September 5, 1970

Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 143

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: Saturday, September 5, 1970
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Duthie drowned when his cruiser was washed away by flood waters when Sycamore Creek, near Sunflower, Arizona, overflowed. Officer Duthie was responding to assist stranded citizens due to flooding. He was driving on the Beeline Highway and did not see that a portion of the bridge had been washed out. His patrol car left the roadway, went into the creek, and was washed away.

A monument in Officer Duthie's honor was placed at the north side of the bridge.

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