| Show Say Accident Took oak T ok Soldiers Soldier's Life 1 Telegram State Service TOOELE Jan 13 Accidental 13 d death by g gunshot wound woud was was' the decision Tuesday of military and law enforcement officers who in investigated investigated In- In the tho finding of or the body of a year old Salt Lake City soldier near Plc PIc Ronald Eugene Fouts 21 I son of ot Mrs Leah Fouts W. W South Salt Lake City died on or about July 10 when his hi 22 caliber calber rifle rie discharged accidentally accidentally accident accident- ally aly a as he paused to rest on a mountain near Wendover they de de- de- de Earlier Earler te the possibility ty of foul toul play ilay had been considered but such was eliminated by the new report report The finding said Sh Sheriff rift Frank Frak Hymas lymas was made by Tooele slier slier- iffs iff's department provost marshals marshal's marshals office Wendover air base and anda a aC aCID C CID I D representative headquarters air force loree force Colorado Springs Clo Cola Colo The body was wa found lound Jan 3 and funeral services recently were conducted conducted con con- ducted In i Salt Lake City Fouts Fout probably had walked to o the top of the mountain was tired ired tred when he got there and used the he gun as a prop to sit d down W said aid the te sheriff sherif When We the he gun hit the ground It t discharged and Plc Fouts Fout was shot hot in the te forehead said the sheri sheriff The Tho three tree investigating agencies agen- agen j ies cles ran tests test with wih his hi rifle rile and each ach time it was wa dropped about one foot foot o to he the ground t it discharged disch discharged dis dis- dis- dis ch charged a bullet bulet without being g stated cocked the sheriff Sheriff Hymns Hymas set the approximate approximate approximate mate time of the te tragedy as July 10 or shortly shorty thereafter Pre Fouts Fout lef left Salt Lake c City ty early arly the te morning of at the te expecting t to return to military duty July 11 1 His father Donald Fouts Fout resides at Idaho Falls Fals Idaho |
