Washington State Patrol, Washington
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 3, 1957
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: September 3, 1957
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper Bolstad drowned while attempting to rescue two swimmers who were being washed out to sea off of Long Beach. Trooper Bolstad and another man on the beach entered the surf. Trooper Bolstad and one of the original victims were both washed out to sea and drowned. The other rescuer and victim made it back to shore safely.