Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch Monday, August 4, 1986
Add to My HeroesKevin Joseph Welsh
Officer Kevin Welsh drowned after jumping into the Anacostia River in an attempt to rescue a suicidal woman who had jumped off of the 11th Street Bridge.
While in the water Officer Welsh indicated he needed help but went under and drowned before he could be rescued. His body was recovered four hours later.
Officer Welsh was assigned to the Special Operations Division and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his expectant wife and two children.
In 2022, the 11th Street bridge was renamed the 11th Street Kevin J. Welsh Memorial Bridge.
Bio
- Age 34
- Tour 7 years
- Badge 3837
Incident Details
- Cause Drowned
Most Recent Reflection
View all 30 ReflectionsThis is the anniversary of the tragic death of Kevin.
Kevin is also remembered in the online memorial service, Find A Grave.
(findagrave.com) Memorial number, 13653618. Please visit and you may wish to leave
virtual flowers in Kevin's memory.
John Rentz
Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC.. Kevin was a colleague
August 4, 2021
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