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Memorials for Those Who Have Died Tragically While Working in the Everglades to Protect ItPlease read each name and honor each of them with a moment of silence. Thank you Memorial posters are available for Craig, Scott, Steve, and Cristina.
July 8, 1905: Killed by bird poachers near Flamingo; jury ruled his killers acted in self defense.
Guy Bradley, 35, Audubon Game Warden November 30, 1908: Killed in Charlotte Harbor; only his destroyed boat and other evidence were found.
Columbus MacLeod, 60, Audubon Game Warden October 8, 1994: Airplane crash in Big Cypress National Preserve north of Alligator Alley while using telemetery to track panthers
Craig Johnson, 23, Biology Graduate Student July 17, 1996: Airboat mishap while working alone on the Kissmissee River near Lake Okeechobee
Steve Martin, 43, Regional Biological Supervisor January 23, 1997: Helicopter crash just north of the intersection of Highway 27 and Alligator Alley
July 23, 1998: Airboat mishap just south of Tamiami Trail
Cristina Menendez, 25, Biology Graduate Student
More InformationMore Dedications, Memorials, and Commemorations are available on the SOFIA website.
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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal Geology This page is: http://sofia.usgs.gov/sfrsf/memorials/index.html Contact: webmaster@sflwww.er.usgs.gov Last updated: 08 September, 2008 @ 03:23 PM (HSH) |
