| Conservation Officer Carl Liddle
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Ontario
End of Watch: Friday, October 1, 1965 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: Not available
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Conservation Officers Carl Liddle and Bob Guenther died in October, 1965, while patrolling Luther Marsh, a duck hunters' paradise lying between the communities of Arthur and Orangeville. The exact date of Officer Liddle's death is unknown. Guenther and Liddle, a younger officer who was unable to swim, were on duty in an airboat on the day they died. The first indication of a serious mishap came with the sighting of the boat, abandoned and drifting near the shore, the propeller broken. The authorities were notified and a search was initiated. On the fourth day of the search - conducted by 200 men, many boats and several aircraft - skin divers recovered a hip wader and a Lands and Forests' parka. The following day, the officers' bodies were found three metres apart in two metres of water. Liddle's body was fully clothed while Guenther had apparently stripped in a bid to rescue his colleague. An inquest later ruled the deaths had been accidental.
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