Deputy Sheriff Terry Lee Greer, Kern County Sheriff's Office, California

Deputy Sheriff Terry Lee Greer

Kern County Sheriff's Office, California

End of Watch Tuesday, August 7, 1973

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Terry Lee Greer

Deputy Sheriff Terry Greer drowned while searching for a possible drowning victim in the Kern-Friant Canal.

Deputy Greer became trapped in a large pipe where Freeway 99 crosses the canal.

Deputy Greer was a member of the dive team at the time of the incident. He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Age 32
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Incident Details

Cause Drowned

water rescue

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Deputy Sheriff Greer,
On today, the 50th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Kern County. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
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Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

August 7, 2023