Canyon Creek Fire Entrapment 1929

Richard Gell, approximately 60 years old, a Canadian-American World War I veteran, was mobilized to the Canyon Creek Fire on the Trinity National Forest in California from his home in Eureka. The fire was located near Derrick, California. On August 23, 1929, a burned and unidentifiable body was discovered in the vicinity of Fisher Gulch on Canyon Creek. Employment rolls indicated that only Richard Gell was unaccounted for. At the time of Gell's death, no family members in Canada or the United States could be located. He was buried in Weaverville, California. The Canyon Creek Fire was contained at 1,500 acres. 

Entrapment, Fatality