Show report accident caused death of pac fouts accidental death by a gunshot wound was the report on the cause ot of death of afe ronald eugene fouts 21 by civil and military law officers tuesday pac fouts had been reported missing for nearly six months when his body was found jan 3 by three servicemen in the mountains near wendover investigations were conducted by the tooele thoele county sheriffs office wendover airbase provost marshal and a representative of air force headquarters colorado colo the ot of foul play was considered but ruled out later it was concluded that the young soldier died when his small calibre hunting rifle was accidentally discharged probably when he stopped to rest on a hill side pac fouts was a son of donald G fouts idaho falls and leah beth fouts salt lake city he ile had enlisted in the army in 1944 and was home on furlough last july when he went on the hunting trip that resulted in his death |