Chelan County Sheriff's Office, Washington
End of Watch: Saturday, November 24, 1984
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: K23
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: November 24, 1984
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Winfield Edie, a member of his department's dive team, drowned while conducting a training dive in Lake Chelan.
During the dive, he called for help. Other officers weren't able to reach him in time and located his body in 15-feet of water. It was never determined what happened that caused him to call for help.
Deputy Edie had served with the Chelan County Sheriff's Office for five years. He was survived by his wife and daughter.