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Sheriff Andrew J. Rock | Garfield County Sheriff's Office, Colorado
Garfield County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

Sheriff

Andrew J. Rock

Garfield County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

End of Watch: Friday, July 18, 1884

Biographical Info

Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: July 18, 1884
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Sheriff Andrew Rock drowned when he was swept away as he tried to retrieve his horse from an island in the Grand River during a period of flooding.

His body was located approximately 20 miles down stream one month later.

Sheriff Rock had served with the Garfield County Sheriff's Office for seven months.