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Location:
Idaho -
Date:
05/28/1940 -
Incident Type:
Unknown -
Description:
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) crewmember Doris Bennett was killed while cutting brush and undergrowth from the vicinity of his camp at Priest River (Camp F-164). The project was apparently a hazardous fuels reduction project in anticipation of the 1940 fire season. Bennett was hit by a falling snag and killed.
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