Sheriff's Chief Civil Deputy Howard H. Knott died October 6, 1945 in a flash-flood while in Keene. He had been enroute to the Inyokern area to serve papers. His body was found 2 1/2 miles below Keene. He was in the El Rita cafe in Upper Keene and was hit with an 8' wall of water as he was racing for higher ground.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA
Published: 11 Oct 1945
Flash Floods Cause Many Accidents; Four Deaths
100 CARS MARROONED BY STORM SUNDAY NIGHT
Official Kern county was saddened to learn on Sunday of the death of Howard H. Knott, who for a number of years past has. been chief civil deputy sheriff in Sheriff Loustalot's office in Bakersfield. Mr. Knott died in the line of line of duty for it was in trying to prevent the deaths of several people at Keene, Saturday where the first of flash floods hit that place, that Mr. Knott became a victim of that same flood, being swept away when a wall of water hit the cafe and service station there at which were a number of cars with their occupants parked
Mr. Knott had gone to Keene on a matter concerning his office with another deputy and was eating in the cafe when the flood struck. His body was recovered Sunday some distance below the place where he was swept in.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA
Published: 11 Oct 1945
Flash Floods Cause Many Accidents; Four Deaths
100 CARS MARROONED BY STORM SUNDAY NIGHT
Official Kern county was saddened to learn on Sunday of the death of Howard H. Knott, who for a number of years past has. been chief civil deputy sheriff in Sheriff Loustalot's office in Bakersfield. Mr. Knott died in the line of line of duty for it was in trying to prevent the deaths of several people at Keene, Saturday where the first of flash floods hit that place, that Mr. Knott became a victim of that same flood, being swept away when a wall of water hit the cafe and service station there at which were a number of cars with their occupants parked
Mr. Knott had gone to Keene on a matter concerning his office with another deputy and was eating in the cafe when the flood struck. His body was recovered Sunday some distance below the place where he was swept in.
Sheriff's Chief Civil Deputy Howard H. Knott died October 6, 1945 in a flash-flood while in Keene. He had been enroute to the Inyokern area to serve papers. His body was found 2 1/2 miles below Keene. He was in the El Rita cafe in Upper Keene and was hit with an 8' wall of water as he was racing for higher ground.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA
Published: 11 Oct 1945
Flash Floods Cause Many Accidents; Four Deaths
100 CARS MARROONED BY STORM SUNDAY NIGHT
Official Kern county was saddened to learn on Sunday of the death of Howard H. Knott, who for a number of years past has. been chief civil deputy sheriff in Sheriff Loustalot's office in Bakersfield. Mr. Knott died in the line of line of duty for it was in trying to prevent the deaths of several people at Keene, Saturday where the first of flash floods hit that place, that Mr. Knott became a victim of that same flood, being swept away when a wall of water hit the cafe and service station there at which were a number of cars with their occupants parked
Mr. Knott had gone to Keene on a matter concerning his office with another deputy and was eating in the cafe when the flood struck. His body was recovered Sunday some distance below the place where he was swept in.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA
Published: 11 Oct 1945
Flash Floods Cause Many Accidents; Four Deaths
100 CARS MARROONED BY STORM SUNDAY NIGHT
Official Kern county was saddened to learn on Sunday of the death of Howard H. Knott, who for a number of years past has. been chief civil deputy sheriff in Sheriff Loustalot's office in Bakersfield. Mr. Knott died in the line of line of duty for it was in trying to prevent the deaths of several people at Keene, Saturday where the first of flash floods hit that place, that Mr. Knott became a victim of that same flood, being swept away when a wall of water hit the cafe and service station there at which were a number of cars with their occupants parked
Mr. Knott had gone to Keene on a matter concerning his office with another deputy and was eating in the cafe when the flood struck. His body was recovered Sunday some distance below the place where he was swept in.
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