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June 24, 2010

"Despondent" Gulf Boat Captain Commits Suicide
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Allen also announced that two workers involved in the spill cleanup have
died in unrelated incidents. One of the deceased, William Allen Kruse,
took his own life Wednesday morning with a gunshot to the head. Kruse
was an Alabama-based charter boat captain who had been recently hired to
assist BP’s operations. He was described as being quote "despondent"
about the oil disaster in the Gulf.



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