Funeral for Las Vegas police officer set for Monday

Las Vegas police officers stand in silence as family members visit the casket holding Search and Rescue Officer David Vanbuskirk, who died Monday night, at the Palm Downtown Mortuary & Cemetery in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 23.

Las Vegas police officer David Vanbuskirk, 36, of Henderson, died during a rescue of a stranded hiker, Tuesday, July 23, on Mount Charleston, near Mary Jane Falls Trail.

The funeral for Las Vegas police officer David Vanbuskirk will be Monday.

The service will be held at Central Christian Church at 1001 New Beginnings Drive in Las Vegas from noon to 1 p.m.

Church staff said they were expecting about 5,000 attendees. The service was expected to be public.

Vanbuskirk was killed Monday night during the helicopter rescue of a hiker stranded near Mary Jane Falls on Mount Charleston.

The veteran Search and Rescue officer fell while being hoisted to the helicopter. Police said he died on impact.

Several agencies were investigating the cause of the accident.

Contact reporter Mike Blasky at mblasky@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0283. Follow @blasky on Twitter.