Ventura County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Monday, January 20, 1969
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: January 20, 1969
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Chester Larson drowned while attempting to rescue stranded hikers from Sespe Creek, near Sespe Hot Springs Camp, in Los Padres Nationa Forest.
He and 10 other victims, including a U.S. Navy Seabee and U.S. Forest Service ranger, were washed off of the top of a stranded rescue tractor. Only one of the victims was rescued.