Canadian Creek Fire Drowning Fatality 1920

On August 13, 1920, an unidentified U.S. Forest Service firefighter was drowned crossing the Trinity River on horseback, possibly in the area of Big Bar or Del Loma, California, while enroute to the Canadian Creek Fire. At that time, this fire, burning on the Trinity National Forest, was reported at between 3,000 and 5,000 acres. The fire eluded control in difficult terrain at the top of Deer Creek, and was therefore was responded to by all available firefighters in the local area, including Boy Scouts. 

(This incident may be a duplicate report of the loss of life on the Trinity River on August 9 in the same area: https://lessons.wildfire.gov/incident/trinity-river-firefighter-drowning-fatality-1920)

Drowning, Fatality