United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, August 24, 1953
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: August 24, 1953
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Investigator Donald McDonald suffered a fatal heart attack while wading through a swamp in search of a still approximately a half-mile north of Zambito Road in the Lake Magdalene area of Tampa, Florida.
He was accompanying other federal and state revenue agents to the location at about 5:40 am and had to wade through knee-deep water when he suddenly collapsed. The other agents located his body in the water after retracing their steps.
Investigator McDonald was a U.S. Army veteran. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, four grandchildren, mother, and two sisters.