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Park Ranger Glen Sturdevant | United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government

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Glen Sturdevant

United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Wednesday, February 20, 1929

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 33

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Drowned

Location: Arizona

Incident Date: 2/20/1929

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Assistant Chief Ranger Sturdevant and Ranger Fred Johnson drowned when their boat was swamped on the Colorado River. The rangers were returning from an exploration trip with another ranger in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, when the incident occurred. Ranger Johnson's body was never found.

Assistant Chief Ranger Sturdevant was survived by his wife and two sons.

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Park Ranger Fred Johnson
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 20, 1929
Cause: Drowned

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In remembrance of the grandfather I never knew. My father was only 8-1/2 months old when his father lost his life, tragically drowning in the Colorado River while returning from an expedition with two others.
In August of 2008 my father (who was 80 at that time), my older brother, my wife and myself went on a commercial 8-day rafting/camping trip through the Grand Canyon; paying respect to him and the others that have contributed to this great part of our country. After experiencing the thrill of the Colorado in a large commercial raft (especially Horn Creek Rapids where he was taken); makes you realize the heroism of his feats considering that in February 1929 they were doing it in a collapsible canvas boat.

David Sturdevant (LT USNR)
Grandson
February 20, 2010

 

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