Arizona Department of Public Safety Down

**oldtrooper** · 10-14-08, 11:53 PM

To:
chiefhughes@yahoo.com

To all AAST members:

It is with deep regret that we inform you of the death of Officer/Paramedic Bruce Harrolle of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Officer/Paramedic Harrolle was killed while performing a rescue of two stranded hikers on Monday, October 13, 2008. At about 2:40 p.m. the Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue Ranger Helicopter based in Flagstaff responded to a request from the Sedona Fire Department and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office to assist with a search and rescue mission of two stranded and dehydrated hikers on Bear Mountain in the Bell Rock area. At about 3:18 p.m., Officer/Paramedic Harolle had loaded one hiker and was escorting the second patient into the chopper when he was struck by the helicopter's rotor blades and fatally injured. Both hikers were subsequently flown to safety.

Officer/Paramedic Harrolle was a nine year veteran of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. He is survived by his wife, two young children, and parents.

Please keep the Harrolle family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

With Honor and Respect,

Ken Howes
Executive Director
American Association of State Troopers