Ames Police Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: 824
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: June 17, 2012
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Howard Snider drowned in Lake Geode while attempting to save his daughter who was in a boat that was drifting away from the dock as the result of strong waves.
He jumped into the water without a life jacket to bring the boat back to shore but suffered a pulmonary embolism and sank below the surface. His body was recovered two hours later.
Sergeant Snider was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Ames Police Department for 23 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.