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Game, Fish & Parks Officials Survey Custer State Park Fire Damage

Game, Fish & Parks Officials Survey Custer State Park Fire Damage

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Officials from the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department were assessing the damage following the Legion Lake fire that burned about eighty-four square miles in and near Custer State Park.
Game, Fish and Parks spokesperson Lynn Spomer says most of their infrastructure survived the fire…..

Spomer says they are asking visitors to be careful as they move around the park….

Spomer says there will be repairs needed over the next few weeks and months…..

Several inches of snow fell on the park this week, which helped firefighters contain the fire.

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