Klickitat County Sheriff's Office, Washington
End of Watch: Friday, November 19, 1976
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: November 19, 1976
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Vaughn drowned after being involved in a plane crash. He and another deputy were on air detail flying a Cessna when the pilot was forced to ditch the plane into the Columbia River due to an engine failure. As Deputy Vaughn attempted to swim to shore he drowned.