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Deputy Gary E. McCullah | Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

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Gary E. McCullah

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

End of Watch: Monday, September 30, 1968

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 29

Tour: 6 years

Badge # 3020

Cause: Aircraft accident

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Deputy McCullah and Deputy Robert Schnur were killed in a helicopter accident. The Deputies were flying low in a helicopter in the Whittier Hills when they struck abandoned telephone wires in a canyon. The helicopter and its crew were not reported missing until the next morning when Deputy Schnur’s wife called. A search was started and the helicopter’s crash site was located at 7:30 AM. Autopsies determined both Deputies were killed on impact.

Deputy McCullah had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his fiancée.

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Deputy Robert K. Schnur
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch: Monday, September 30, 1968
Cause: Aircraft accident

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I was stopped at the Santa Fe Springs fire department,at the same time deputies Schnur and McCullah had landed for a rest stop as I was eating lunch Dep Schnur asked if I would like a chopper ride as I had never done so I checked with my desk and was given permission to go, we took of and flew north over the 605 FWY then came south for about a total of maybe 20 minute flight ,we landed ,they left ,I went back on patrol, the next day I had a visit from the FBI asking about my flight , it was then that I found out that both of my friends had been killed I was stunned very sad they were both great guys

Don Le Master Deputy Sheriff
LASD Pico Rivera Station
December 8, 2013

 

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