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Firefighter dies after jumping fence in Mississippi
May 28, 2021
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NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) A wildland firefighter fell to his death after jumping a fence in Natchez and landing 100 feet below.
Natchez Police Department Cmdr. Scott Frye said Evan Batson, 34, worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a traveling fireman. He was with co-workers when the incident occurred Wednesday night near the Bridge of Sighs on the Natchez Bluff, news outlets reported.
Lawrence Lujan, a spokesman for the USDA Forest Service, said in an emailed statement that the agency was saddened to confirm Batson s death.
He said Batson was assigned to San Juan National Forest s Columbine Fire Module and was in Mississippi helping with prescribed fire activities.