Deputy Game Warden Frank J. Appel, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Deputy Game Warden Frank J. Appel

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division, Minnesota

End of Watch Friday, May 8, 1925

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Frank J. Appel

Deputy Game Warden Frank Appel was killed in a motorcycle crash on Gunflint Trail, near Grand Marais, while on patrol.

He was going down a hill when his front tire struck a rock, and he was thrown from the motorcycle. He was thrown down a 10-foot embankment and hit his head on a rock.

Warden Appel was a United States Army Spanish American War veteran and had served with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division for three years. He was survived by his wife and four children.

Bio

Age 42
Tour 3 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Motorcycle crash

motorcycle, patrol

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Deputy Game Warden Appel,
On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

May 8, 2025