Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona
End of Watch Sunday, October 2, 1983
Add to My HeroesRichard G. Stratman
Officer/Paramedic Richard Stratman and Officer/Pilot Thomas McNeff were killed in a helicopter crash during a rainstorm near Marana.
They were en route to pick up a pregnant woman stranded by floodwaters for a medical transport to Tucson when the Bell Jet Ranger helicopter crashed into a flooded field.
Officer Stratman was survived by his parents.
Bio
- Age 27
- Tour Not available
- Badge 1622
Incident Details
- Cause Aircraft accident
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