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Investigator David Edmond DeLoach | United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations, U.S. Government

Investigator

David Edmond DeLoach

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Wednesday, July 14, 1993

Biographical Info

Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 24425

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: July 14, 1993
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Investigator David DeLoach was killed in a helicopter crash along with two other U.S. Customs Service agents and a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent.

The Sikorsky UH-60A they were in struck high tension power lines 82 feet above the Altamaha River near Hortense, Georgia, as the agents searched for clandestine airstrips and marijuana grow operations.

Investigator DeLoach had served with the agency for seven years. He is survived by his wife and son.