U.S. Forest Service lookout dies in McKinney Fire when she wouldn't evacuate
Published Date: 8/10/2022
Source: KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
A U.S. Forest Service fire lookout of 50 years died when she didn't heed advice to leave her home, which was overtaken by the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County, officials said. Kathy Shoopman, 74, died July 29 at her Klamath River home. During a news conference on Monday, the Forest Service said she was one of four people who died in the fire. The names of the other three have not been released. Subscribe to KTVU's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhtkN7-c8mA8GXEoxS4YQw?sub_confirmation=1 KTVU delivers the best in-depth reports, interviews and breaking news coverage in the San Francisco Bay Area and California Watch KTVU's newscasts on https://www.ktvu.com/live Download KTVU's news and weather apps for free at https://www.ktvu.com/mobile-apps Subscribe to KTVU's newsletter at https://www.ktvu.com/newsletters Follow KTVU on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ktvu Follow KTVU on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KTVU Follow KTVU on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ktvu2/