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Gabe Rygaard
September 16, 2016
Gabe Rygaard was a logger who appeared on the reality show Ax Men, which followed four logging crews in the Pacific Northwest as they tried to make a living and regrow damaged forests.
Rygaard, who was a co-owner of his family’s company, Rygaard Logging, appeared on seasons two through nine of the History Channel series, for a total of 20 credited episodes.
He died in a car crash on September 16, 2016, in Port Angeles, Washington. He was 45.
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