UPDATE 10/27/25
STUTSMAN COUNTY, ND (KXNET) — The man who died in a kayaking accident in Stutsman County on October 26 has been identified as Lieutenant Gordon Gwathney of the Knoxville Police Department (KPD). Gwathney’s cause of death was drowning.
Chief of Police Paul Noel said in a statement obtained by KX News, “This is an incomprehensible loss for our agency and the entire Knoxville community,” Chief Noel said. “Gordon was beloved by our department and so many members of our community.”…