David John Evan Lumsden

Died:
03 November 1968
Age:
37
Rank:
Detective Sergeant
Force:
Inverness Burgh Police
Cause:
Drowned
Duty Status:
On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Drowned, alongside a colleague, when they became trapped in a sluice while searching the Caledonian Canal for a missing youth.

Police Memorial Tribute

Drowned alongside his colleague, PC Iain Peter Ritchie, both of whom were members of the force’s Sub-Aqua Unit, when they became trapped in a sluice at the bottom of the fifteen-feet-deep lock gate, while searching the Caledonian Canal at Corpach for a missing youth.