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Location:
Idaho -
Date:
08/19/1931 -
Incident Type:
Hit by Tree -
Description:
On August 19, 1931, Sigurd Sundby was struck by a fire-weakened tree during his second day of helping suppress a fire near Bovill, Idaho. He died on scene. Another man, also injured by this falling tree, was taken to the hospital in nearby Elk River.
Hit by Tree, Hand Crews, Fatality
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