Ryan Weltman, age 22, died on July 3, 1994, as a result of a sea kayaking accident on Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. Ranger Weltman was conducting a public safety patrol of the wilderness lake to contact canoeists and campers on an afternoon when high winds were creating rough seas. He apparently capsized the kayak while crossing a portion of the lake known as the Narrows, suffered hypothermia from prolonged exposure to the cold lake water, and drowned.

Lt. Del Dixon was attending the 185th training session of the FBI National Academy at Quantico, Virginia, representing the Rawlins Police Department. He was participating in the physical fitness challenge known as the “Yellow Brick Road” on June 4, 1996. Del was about 300 yards away from the finish line of the 6-mile run and obstacle course when he collapsed. Although the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team was summoned immediately and administered CPR, they were unable to revive him. It was later determined that he died as a result of an occlusion in his heart.

Lt. Crerar, age 62, died on April 30, 1995. He was transporting a juvenile prisoner from Evanston to the Wyoming Boys School in Worland, and as he turned into the driveway at the school, the prisoner got his service revolver away from him. A struggle ensued and Lt. Crerar was shot and killed.

Wyoming Highway Patrol


Patrolman Chris Logsdon died on October 13, 1998, in a fatal car crash while responding to a report of a possibly intoxicated driver traveling south in the northbound lane on Interstate 25 approximately 10 miles north of Wheatland. As Patrolman Logsdon has heading southbound, the suspect driver was now traveling northbound on the southbound side, in the passing lane. As Patrolman Logsdon topped a hill, he was confronted with the suspect driver and swerved his vehicle sharply to the right, where his vehicle flipped and rolled. The driver of the suspect vehicle was apprehended a short time later.