Hiker killed in fall

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“BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON — It was a tragic ending Monday in the search for a 19-year-old Herriman girl. The body of Christina Traylor was found off the Moss Ledge trail, between Solitude and the S-curve in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Searchers estimated she fell 80 to 100 feet off a ledge to the rocks below, killing… Read More

Colorado climber falls to her death

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The Colorado Springs Gazette: “A Divide woman fell to her death Saturday morning while nearing the summit of the 14,197-foot Crestone Needle, located in the heart of the Sangre de Cristo range in south-central Colorado.”

Black bear kills Samuel Evan Ives, 11 years old.

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In a tragic turn of events, a black bear has taken the life of young Samuel Evan Ives, 11 years old, while camping with his family. For the full story, continue on to the Deseret News.

Hikers died of natural causes

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The Los Angeles Times reports that foul play has been eliminated from the cause of death in two hikers. “Two elderly hikers found dead last week in a remote Sierra Nevada wilderness both died of natural causes, one from a heart attack and the other of injuries and exposure to freezing temperatures, an El Dorado… Read More

Oregon Man dies on rafting trip

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The San Jose Mercury News reports: “Robert Blight, 42, who lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains, was with his lifelong pal, Dino Fry, 41, of Hayward on a weeklong trip traversing the treacherous Rogue River in Southern Oregon. On June 1, during a lunch break on the south side of the river, their raft was… Read More