Box Elder County Sheriff's Office, Utah
End of Watch: Saturday, April 11, 1953
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: April 11, 1953
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Leon May drowned in the Bear River while participating in a search of a drowning victim.
The boat he was riding in capsized near Bigler Bridge after striking a drag line that had been set out as part of the search. He and the other occupant of the boat were both thrown into the water. Other rescuers were able to pull them from the river. The other man was revived but rescuers were not able to revive Deputy May.