United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Friday, August 31, 1973
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: August 31, 1973
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Park Ranger T.K. Brown suffered a fatal heart attack during a training dive in Lake Mead National Park in Nevada around 10:30 a.m.
He was going through the training to be part of the search and rescue team. He and other members of the team were diving in the Ringbolt Rapids, which is the coldest point on the Colorado River south of Hoover Dam, when the incident occurred.
Ranger Brown, a WWII veteran, had served with the park service for four years. He had retired from the Los Angeles County Fire Department after 30 years of service and was also a National Officer with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and two grandsons.