Campbell County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota
End of Watch: Monday, April 25, 1949
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 10 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: April 25, 1949
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Walter Salzsiedler suffered a fatal hear attack while attempting to rescue a man from a crashed vehicle.
He had responded to reports of two cars racing on Highway 83. When he arrived at the location, he discovered that both cars had gone into a ravine and crashed into a creek at the bottom. When he attempted to pull one of the men out of the vehicle, he collapsed.
Sheriff Salzsiedler had served with the Campbell County Sheriff's Office for only 10 months. He is survived by his wife and three children.