Riverside County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch Monday, August 7, 1961
Add to My HeroesRoger A. Strong
Deputy Sheriff Roger Strong succumbed to heat exhaustion while performing a rescue mission in the Chuckawalla Mountains foothills.
He and another deputy were searching for lost prospectors when their department Jeep broke down on a rugged trail approximately one mile off Highway 60/70 (modern-day I-10). They began to walk back towards the highway when Deputy Strong was overcome by the heat in the 111-degree heat and collapsed.
Deputy Strong had served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for seven months and had been in law enforcement for five years. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 26
- Tour 5 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Heatstroke
Most Recent Reflection
View all 12 Reflectionsit has been 63 years and 7 weeks since you untimely death out in the desert in California. we want to let your family and friends be assured that even though time moves on you are still in our thoughts. Your picture drapes our walls as do the other 28 Deputies we have lost. Please know that your service and sacrifice will never ever be forgotten
Elizabeth Haugen Mosqueda.
Widow of Deputy Michael Haugen.
Riverside County Sheriffs Department
September 23, 2024
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