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Location:
California -
Date:
07/27/1934 -
Incident Type:
Fall -
Description:
Edward Cruse, an enrollee with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at Camp Fallbrook, was killed in a fall while assigned to the water-carrying crew [carrying drinking water] on the Margarita Fire. The exact location of the fire in unclear, but Cruse is reported to have fallen into Temecula Canyon in San Diego County.
This information was taken from the document "CCC Members Lost in Forest Firefighting."
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