Line of Duty Death Conservation Officer Steven Reighard
Conservation Officer Steven Reighard
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa
End of Watch Friday, January 8, 2021
BIO
Age 59
Tour 16 years
Badge 352
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause COVID19
Incident Date Not available
Conservation Officer Steve Reighard died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty.
Officer Reighard had served with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for 16 years and was assigned to Dickinson County. He is survived by his wife and son.
In early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country contracted COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic due to requirements of their job. Many of these first responders died as a result of COVID-19.
Chief Trace Kendig
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Wallace State Office Building
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515 ) 725-8200
