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Yosemite death #2394872213
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:30 am
by SpazzyMcgee
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/08/11/state/n144200D74.DTL&tsp=1(08-11) 14:42 PDT Fresno, Calif. (AP) --
A teenage boy has died of head injuries five days after falling on Yosemite National Park's most popular hiking trail.
C'mon people it's not Disneyland.
Re: Yosemite death #2394872213
Posted:
Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:04 am
by lcarreau
So when a person dies, their memory is reduced to a number ???
I've ALWAYS been an advocate for Free Choice, but I've always chosen to read SIGNS before making my final move.
Guess there's a reason for everything ... sad.
Re: Yosemite death #2394872213
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:23 am
by fatdad
That's pretty insensitive. Maybe you didn't mean it quite like that, but accidents happen. Someone died. Let's not make light of it.
Re: Yosemite death #2394872213
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:27 am
by Vitaliy M.
Agree with fatdad. As long as this kid was not snorkeling above the Nevada fall to take a cool photo...
Re: Yosemite death #2394872213
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:48 am
by lcarreau
I've never been to Disneyland. I haven't been to Heaven, either ...
Re: Yosemite death #2394872213
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:07 am
by ROL
I suspect there's more to this story than the brief SF Gate story suggests, though I haven't found it yet. I ran the Mist Trail up, and mostly down as part of my 4 Mile Trail loop (Valley –> GP –> Illilouete –> Nevada Fall –> Mist –> Happy Isles) many, many times during the early 80's, and never even came close to slipping on its continually wet rock stairs. Quite the year for Yosemite.
Re: Yosemite death #2394872213
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:01 pm
by Fredd C Dobbs
I want to apologize to SP members for posting a personal question on this thread. As I thought about it it was clear to me that I was highly insentive to
post a question on this thread. Please accept my sincere apology.
Re: Yosemite death #2394872213
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:32 pm
by fedak
Any info on the specifics of this? Pretty hard to die on the Mist Trail in August if you are being remotely cautious.
This just an unfortunate slip with a bad landing or was there something else involved?
Re: Yosemite death #2394872213
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Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:01 am
by Marmaduke
Regardless of when a climber/hiker falls and dies and there is stupidty involved, it's still sad. Personally I don't think name calling is proper, you might have a stupid or ill informed person but you also have family members that are affected by the tragic event. It's ALWAYS a sad situation, regardless.