Grant Coyour a Conservation officer with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), along with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteer Eric Cox, died in an airplane accident on June 11, 1999 while flying a moose telemetry survey in the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area.

Officer Coyour became a state conservation officer in 1988 to fulfill one of his dreams. During his 11 years with DNR, he received numerous letters praising his professionalism and his courteous and compassionate personality. He was recognized for his valor during an armed hostage situation, his outstanding work with personal watercraft education and enforcement, his involvement with the Career Mentor Program at Fond du Lac Community College, his involvement in Paddle for Courage for the disabled and impaired, and his promotion of the Take a Kid Fishing program.

There will soon be a Wildlife Management Area named after and in memory of Officer Grant Coyour.