Missouri Man Dies After Rock Falls Through Jeep Roof at Glacier National Park
A 73-year-old Missouri man, Rex Schowengerdt, died from a traumatic brain injury after a 45-pound rock crashed through the roof of a Jeep he was a passenger in at Glacier National Park. He passed away five days after the incident…
Portland, OR, August 14, 2026 —
A 73-year-old man from Missouri has died following an incident at Glacier National Park where a large rock fell through the roof of a vehicle he was traveling in.
Rex Schowengerdt was a passenger in a Jeep when a rock weighing approximately 45 pounds impacted the vehicle’s roof. The incident resulted in Schowengerdt sustaining a traumatic brain injury.
He passed away five days after the rock fall, on July 16. The specific date of the rock fall incident was not provided.
The location of the incident was within Glacier National Park. Further details regarding the circumstances leading to the rockfall or the exact location within the park were not immediately available.
Story summarized from the original created by Betsy Webster, Gray News Staff on www.kptv.com, see more information here.
