Police Officer Jose Ramon Bonilla-Gonzalez, Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Police Officer Jose Ramon Bonilla-Gonzalez

Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

End of Watch Monday, July 26, 1993

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Jose Ramon Bonilla-Gonzalez

Officer Jose Bonilla-Gonzalez, Officer Gutierrez-Colon, and Officer William Burgos-Colon were killed in a helicopter accident while attempting to clear an area downstream of the Carraizo Dam prior to the floodgates being opened.

The helicopter struck a set of power lines above the dam, causing it to crash.

Officer Bonilla-Gonzalez was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 24 years with FURA's Air Unit. He was survived by his wife and five children.

Bio

Age 54
Tour 24 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Aircraft accident

helicopter crash

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I am your granddaughter and although i never met you i still khow you were a good man.And the stories that my mother tells me will forever stay in my heart I khow that my mother looked up to you so much and you have become a role modle for me .Thank you for your service to Puerto Rico.

Gimena Badillo-Bonilla
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September 24, 2025