Reserve Officer Daniel E. Wickard, Rapid City Police Department, South Dakota

Reserve Officer Daniel E. Wickard

Rapid City Police Department, South Dakota

End of Watch Friday, June 9, 1972

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Daniel E. Wickard

Reserve Officer Daniel Wickard drowned when his patrol car was washed away while he tried to warn people of a severe flood. A total of 238 people were killed as a result of the flood.

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Cause Drowned

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You Are Remembered Today, Reserve Officer Daniel Wickard... 52 Years Today you Lost Your Life Trying To Save The Lives Of So Many People In The Tragic Flood On That Fateful Day In Rapid City, SD... I Knew Someone Who Lost His Mother In That Devastating Flood... May You Rest In Eternal Peace Reserve Officer Daniel Wickard... A True Hero...

Gail Mercado

June 9, 2024