Kern River fatality sign updated to 348, 6 new deaths this past year
The fatality sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon was updated Friday morning, from “342 lives lost” to “348 lives lost”, marking 6 additional lives lost over the past twelve months.
The annual update reflects the total number of lives lost in the Kern River since recordkeeping began in 1968.
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