Game Warden Roy Thompson

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, & Parks

Game Warden Roy Thompson was killed in a motorcycle accident while assigned to Missoula, Montana. He was test-driving a new off-road motorcycle for a new program intended for patrolling mountain trails. Warden Thompson was unfamiliar with the controls on the motorcycle and accidentally caused it to accelerate, causing it to drive off of a cliff.

End of Watch:

August 19, 1957

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