WED MAR 14 2012 ~1630
CUSTER TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
FATAL ACCIDENT DURING CONTROLLED BURN
19600 ILLINOIS 113, CUSTER, WILL COUNTY, IL
MALE, 84, BURNING HIGH GRASS WITH HIS WIFE NEAR KANKAKEE RIVER STATE PARK. BOTH BECAME ENTRAPPED, WIFE ESCAPED, MALE COLLAPSED AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE. AUTOPSY SCHEDULED.
ESTIMATED LOCATION.
CUSTER TOWNSHIP FD PRESUMED, NOT CONFIRMED.
MEDIA ...
Chicago Tribune Will County man dies when controlled burn flames trap him
