Military Police Officer Dale Allen Wenburg
United States Army Military Police Corps
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Sunday, June 19, 1977

Biographical Info
Age: 19
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: Sunday, June 19, 1977
Incident Location: Panama Canal Zone
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

MP Wenburg drowned during a rescue of three people in the vicinity of Fort San Lorenzo in the Panama Canal Zone.

The three people had gone to explore a cave and the tide started rising, so they decided to climb the cliff. During the climb, a landslide occurred which partially buried two of the explorers. The third person dug them out, but one was injured so he went for help. As he returned with MP Wenburg, an Army paramedic, and a firefighter and they were climbing down the rocks to rescue the injured explorer, a large wave washed all three of them into the sea. All three men drowned as a result.

MP Wenburg had served with the agency for 1 year. He was survived by his parents and three brothers.