GENE BRIAN WILKINSON
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff/Pilot
Memorial Panel: 58-E: 22
Department: Polk County, Florida, S.O.
End of Watch: October 22, 2001
Cause: HELI
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Description: Deputy Wilkinson and Deputy Sheriff Larry Rhoden were killed in a helicopter crash near Lakeland, Florida. Deputy Wilkinson was the pilot of the Bell OH-58D helicopter. While returning from a call, the helicopter crashed into a small pond killing both deputies.
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