Bio & Incident Details
Age: 43
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Drowned
Incident Date: 8/19/1955
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Yodkins drowned while attempting to rescue a couple who were trapped in flood waters in River Glen. Officer Yodkins had already successfully rescued several other stranded residents and was attempting another rescue when his boat capsized.
Officer Yodkins was posthumously awarded a Carnegie Hero Medal for his actions that day. On the 50th anniversary of his death he was also posthumously awarded his department's Medal of Valor.
