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Location:
Montana -
Date:
08/28/1939 -
Incident Type:
Hit by Tree -
Description:
Donald Beck, a 17-year-old CCC crewmember with Company 530 in Libby, Montana, was killed when he was struck by a snag on the Quartz Mountain Fire on the Kootenai National Forest. Reportedly Beck was killed instantly.
Hit by Tree, Hand Crews, Fatality
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