Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, May 26, 1990
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: May 26, 1990
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Game Warden Franklin Hill and Game Warden Barry Decker both drowned after being thrown from their patrol boat when it hit a submerged stump on Lake Murvaul, in Panola County, at approximately 10:00 pm.
Game Warden Hill had served with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for eight years.