Officer / Paramedic Bruce Wesley Harrolle, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

Officer / Paramedic Bruce Wesley Harrolle

Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

End of Watch Monday, October 13, 2008

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Bruce Wesley Harrolle

Officer/Paramedic Bruce Harrolle was killed while performing a rescue of two stranded hikers.

At about 2:40 p.m. the Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue Ranger Helicopter, based in Flagstaff, responded to a request from the Sedona Fire Department and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office to assist with a search and rescue mission of two stranded and dehydrated hikers on Bear Mountain in the Bell Rock area. At about 3:18 p.m., Officer/Paramedic Harolle had loaded one hiker and was escorting the second patient into the helicopter when he was struck by the helicopter's rotor blades and fatally injured.

Both hikers were flown to safety.

Officer/Paramedic Harrolle had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for nine years. He is survived by his wife, two young children, and parents.

Bio

Age 36
Tour 9 years
Badge 5669

Incident Details

Cause Aircraft accident

search and rescue

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In February, I finally had a chance to get an etching of Bruce’s name on the memorial wall in DC. I never met him, but because I was the dispatcher working the radio the afternoon of Bruce’s accident, he played a large part in shaping who I've become. As another anniversary approaches, I'll be saying prayers for Bruce and his family.

Regina Milkovich
Goodyear Police Department (formerly with DPS)

October 10, 2024