Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

73-Year-Old Dies After Rock Crashes Through Jeep Roof on National Parks Trip

The 73-year-old was airlifted after the impact and died five days later from a traumatic brain injury, his family said.

Summary by KLTV
Rex Schowengerdt's wife estimated the rock to weigh 45 pounds. It broke through the roof of the hard-top Jeep.

7 Articles

The IndependentThe Independent
Reposted by
The Independent (US)The Independent (US)
Lean Left

Great-grandfather killed at national park after a rock crashed through Jeep roof

The man, who loved the outdoors and camping, died with a smile on his face, his wife of half a century said

·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Lodinews.comLodinews.com
Lean Left

Missouri man dies after being struck by falling rock at Glacier National Park

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A family vacation last month turned to grief when a Kansas City man was seriously injured by a falling rock at Glacier National Park in Montana and later died at a hospital. The family of Rex…

Read Full Article
OrigoOrigo
Right

A Grandfather Was Crushed to Death by a Giant Rock in Front of His Wife

Part of the man's skull bone was embedded in his brain stem.

·Budapest, Hungary
Read Full Article
Fox 19 NowFox 19 Now
Reposted by
KLTVKLTV
Center

73-year-old dies after rock crashes through Jeep roof on national parks trip

Rex Schowengerdt's wife estimated the rock to weigh 45 pounds. It broke through the roof of the hard-top Jeep.

Read Full Article
New York PostNew York Post
Lean Right

Great-grandfather killed in front of his wife by rock crashing through Jeep roof in national park

A Kansas City grandpa was killed in front of his wife of 50 years by a rock that crashed through the Jeep they were riding in while on vacation.

·New York, United States
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 43% of the sources lean Left
43% Left

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

New York Post broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, August 14, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

Jeep icon

Jeep

United States icon

United States

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
SearchBlindspot LogoBlindspotLocal