Officer Rodney Smith
End of Watch: Fri, Mar 2nd, 2018
Date of Incident: Fri, Mar 2nd, 2018
Cause of Death: Drowning (Accidental)
Service Time: 6 months
Age: 45
Survivors
His wife and six children -- ages 3 to 25
Incident
At approximately 9:15 (Central) Friday evening, Officer Smith accidentally drove his departmental SUV into flood waters. A witness stated that he climbed onto the roof of the SUV before he and the vehicle were swept away.
Officer Smith was recovered by divers at approximately 5:30 (Central) Saturday morning.
He had served with the agency less than six months and had just moved his family to the community on the day of the incident.
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Left by EMT-B Amber Hourigan on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
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