Survivor Granite Mountain Hotshots Autopsy Photos

The two state investigations into the deaths of 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots released to the public in 2013 did not include the complete autopsy and toxicology reports of the men who were killed on june 30 2013 in the yarnell hill fire.

Survivor granite mountain hotshots autopsy photos. The granite mountain hotshots were a group within the prescott fire department whose mission was to fight wildfires. In this exclusive documentary by dan winters and kyle dickman friends family and the lone survivor of the granite mountain hotshots speak out. Photos of the 19 fallen granite mountain hotshot firefighters and brendan mcdonough the lone survivor in prescott ariz in 2013. A year after the 19 granite mountain hotshots perished in arizona s yarnell hill fire brendan mcdonough sat on the side of the road opened his truck s glove compartment pulled out his 9mm and.

Julie jacobson associated press by nigel duara. They were nature conservationists athletes and above all firefighters. Prescott fire chief dan fraijo later confirmed that all 19 were from the granite mountain hotshots. On june 30 firefighters with the prescott fire department s interagency called the granite mountain hotshots were overrun and killed by the fire.

Four years ago the granite mountain hotshots died battling a horrifying wildfire in yarnell. Richard brody on the new movie only the brave about the granite mountain hotshots a real life unit of heroic arizona firefighters and what the film doesn t include. Below are the autopsy report of each victim that were made public in 2013. Also view photos from yarnell hill and portraits.

On thursday the true story of those men who fought on the front lines premiered across the united states. Founded in 2002 as a fuels mitigation crew it transitioned to a handcrew in 2004 and ultimately to a hotshot crew in 2008. Nineteen of the 20 members of the granite mountain hotshots an elite crew trained to fight wilderness fires died on june 30 2013 as they battled a fierce fire outside the old gold mining village of yarnell arizona. The lone survivor from the 20 man crew was 21 year old brendan mcdonough.

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