Indian Mountain Fire Hit by Tree Fatality 1946

Lester Lycklama, a McCall Smokejumper, was killed by injuries received from a falling tree on an initial attack fire on the Payette National Forest in Idaho. Lycklama and a fellow jumper were using a crosscut saw to fell a lightning-struck ponderosa pine snag. As the snag's top third broke while they were under the tree, both jumpers attempted to escape. Lycklama tripped on a tree root and the broken top fell on him, injuring his head. A 16-hour packout of the injured Lycklama ensued, until he was admitted into the hospital in Council, Idaho. Three days later, Lester Lycklama passed away in the hospital. 

Hit by Tree, Initial Attack