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Location:
California -
Date:
09/09/1960 -
Incident Type:
Hit by Tree -
Description:
Rodger McLean, a 26-year-old firefighter with the Stanislaus National Forest, was killed by a falling limb on the Woods Ridge Fire, northeast of Groveland, California, near Cherry Lake. Thunderstorms ignited numerous storms in the surrounding area. While McLean was suppressing the small fire, lightning again struck a tree in the fire area, causing a limb to fall and hit his head.
Hit by Tree, Fatality, Initial Attack
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