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Howard James Snider
- Jun. 17, 2012 -
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Resided: |
(Henry County) IA, USA
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Born: | Jun. 06, 1961 |
Fallen: | Jun. 17, 2012 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 51 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Ames Police Dept. - IA
515 Clark Ave Ames, IA
50010 USA (515)239-5133 |
County: | Story |
Dept. Type: | Municipal/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Sergeant |
Sworn Date: | 1/1989 |
FBI Class: | Accident - Human |
Weapon Class: | Water |
Agency URL: | Click Here
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Badge: | 824 |
On The Job: |
23 years
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Bio: Sergeant Snider was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He was born June 6, 1961 to Merle and Elizabeth (Dean) Snider in Ft. Madison, Iowa. Howard married Robin Barnett on October 12, 1991.
His interests included Leather for Lefties and he was an avid outdoorsman.
Sgt. Snider, who had previously been a correctional officer at the Iowa State Penitentiary and had served in the U.S. Marine Corps, began working for the Ames Police on Jan. 23, 1989, as a patrol officer. Snider was promoted to corporal on Oct. 21, 1997 and to sergeant on Oct. 15, 2002. |
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
Lake Geode
Ames,
Story County,
IA
USA
Sun. Jun. 17, 2012
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Summary: |
Sergeant Howard Snider drowned in Lake Geode while attempting to save a young girl who was in a boat that was drifting away from the dock as the result of strong waves.
He jumped into the water without a life jacket to bring the boat back to shore but suffered a pulmonary embolism and sank below the surface. His body was recovered two hours later.
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