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Photograph: Park Ranger Glen Sturdevant

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

End of Watch: Wednesday, February 20, 1929

Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: Wednesday, February 20, 1929
Incident Location: Arizona
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

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.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. GovernmentPark Ranger Fred Johnson
United States Department of the Interio..., US
EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 1929
Cause of Death: Drowned

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