King County Sheriff's Office, Washington
End of Watch Friday, July 19, 1946
Add to My HeroesJohn Frederick Mines
Special Deputy George Yeaman and Special Deputy John Mines were killed in a plane crash near Stirrup Lake while conducting an aerial search of another missing plane.
Special Deputy Mines was killed on impact. Special Deputy Yeaman was rescued from the wreckage and taken to a hospital in Seattle where he died three days later. The plane they were searching for was located the following day.
Special Deputy Mines was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was survived by wife.
Bio
- Age 29
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Aircraft accident
Related LODD Deaths
Special Deputy George H. Yeaman, Jr.
King County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: July 22, 1946
Most Recent Reflection
View all 4 ReflectionsSpecial Deputy Mines,
On today, the 75th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the USN during WW II. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
Fair Winds And Following Seas
Anonymous
United States Border Patrol
July 19, 2021
Recent LODD Deaths
Police Officer Andrew Robert MacDonald
Grand Prairie Police Department, TX
EOW: October 13, 2021
Police Officer Ty Alan Powell
Windsor Police Department, CO
EOW: October 13, 2021
Trooper Ted L. Benda
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: October 20, 2021
Deputy Sheriff Willie Earl Hall
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: September 14, 2021
Deputy Sheriff Oliver Little
Floyd County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: October 13, 2021
Lieutenant William Oscar McMurtray, III
Burke County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: October 11, 2021
Sergeant Raquel Virginia Saunders
Amarillo Police Department, TX
EOW: October 13, 2021
Senior Officer David Bryant Saavedra
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: September 2, 2021
Police Officer Yandy Chirino
Hollywood Police Department, FL
EOW: October 17, 2021