Patrol Officer Charles Yodkins, Sr.

Patrol Officer Charles Yodkins, Sr. | Farmington Police Department, Connecticut
Farmington Police Department, Connecticut
Patrol Officer Charles Yodkins, Sr.

Farmington Police Department, Connecticut

End of Watch Friday, August 19, 1955

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Charles Yodkins, Sr.

Officer Yodkins drowned while attempting to rescue a couple who were trapped in flood waters in River Glen. Officer Yodkins had already successfully rescued several other stranded residents and was attempting another rescue when his boat capsized.

Officer Yodkins was posthumously awarded a Carnegie Hero Medal for his actions that day. On the 50th anniversary of his death he was also posthumously awarded his department's Medal of Valor.

Bio

  • Age 43
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Drowned
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Thank you for your service and rest in peace always knowing that no passage of time will ever erase your heroic actions and sacrifice.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

August 19, 2020

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