Bio & Incident Details
Age: 41
Tour: 19 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Exposure
Incident Date: 1/14/1983
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Sergeant John Stimson succumbed to hypothermia following a helicopter crash while searching for a missing pilot. The helicopter he was riding in experienced an engine failure and crashed and the contract pilot suffered a broken back.
Sergeant Stimson was unable to access any of the emergency equipment due to damage to the helicopter. He died after a night of exposure to cold temperatures after making the injured pilot as comfortable as possible. The injured pilot survived.
He had served with the agency for just over 19 years.
