Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Mississippi
End of Watch: Tuesday, November 13, 1962
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: November 13, 1962
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Game Warden Willie Shingler drowned after his 14-foot patrol boat capsized in the Yazoo River, near the Eagle Lake Ferry landing, while patrolling for wildlife violations.
His body was recovered the following day.
Warden Shingler was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks for two years. He was survived by his wife and two children.