New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, New Mexico
End of Watch: Monday, January 4, 1960
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: January 4, 1960
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Ocie Gray and Officer Austin Roberts were killed when the Cessna 180 piloted by Officer Roberts crashed just off State Route 104 about 23 miles east of Las Vegas.
The officers were dropping hay to starving antelope that were stuck in deep snow in San Miguel County.
Officer Gray was a Korean War veteran and had served with the agency for seven months. He was survived by his parents.