Mount Rainier National Park ranger, 5 deputies honored for acts after shooting

posted 04:35 PM 04/10
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A Mount Rainier National Park ranger and five deputies were honored recently for the ranger’s attempt to rescue fallen co-worker Margaret Anderson, who was shot by a park visitor Jan. 1.

West District ranger Kraig Snure received a medal of valor from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department on March 29 for “demonstrating exceptional bravery.” Sgt. Nick Hausner and deputies Frank Brown, Brian Coburn, Kevin Reding and Ara Steben received the same honor.

Snure and the officers were the first to re-enter the scene of the shooting that killed Anderson. Anderson was shot by a driver who refused to stop at winter-tire checkpoint. The gunman fled into the wild on foot and was found dead a day later, drowned in Paradise River.

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