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Report: Fallen N.M. firefighter thrown from ATV

The Forest Service said he was thrown from the ATV as he went over a bump; it flipped, landed on him and killed him

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New details have been released on how fallen firefighter Token Adams died.

KRQE reported that the 41-year-old U.S. Forest Service engine captain went missing late last month as he searched for a small lightning-caused fire in the Jemez.

His body was found near his ATV a week later. A new report from the Forest Service shows Adams was thrown from the ATV as he went over a bump, according to the report. It flipped, landed on him and killed him, according to the report.

Adams was a certified ATV operator.