Man killed trying to BASE jump from Grand Canyon

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Man dies from injuries after falling from chairlift at Montana ski resort

— A 37-year-old man died after falling from a chairlift that was having a mechanical problem at a Montana ski area, according to the local sheriff and a spokesperson for Red Lodge Mountain. The man was riding alone in a three-person chair that carries skiers up the mountain when he fell from an unspecified height, according to Red Lodge Mountain …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Skydiver plummets to death in Arizona - the second parachutist to lose their life there in just over a week

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2 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru: Man jumps from second floor of Mantri Mall

India TV News

Bengaluru: Man jumps from second floor of Mantri Mall Bengaluru: According to the police, Manjunath suddenly climbed over the railings and allegedly jumped from the second floor. Bengaluru: A 55-year-old man died by suicide by jumping from the second floor of a mall in Bengaluru, police said on Friday. The incident occurred in Mantri Mall located in Malleswaram around 9:00 …

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Avalanche kills experienced skier in Wyoming as he is left ‘fully buried’

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Skier killed after group triggers avalanche in Wyoming National Park

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Climber, 40, falls 200ft to his death during canyoneering outing with three friends through Zion National Park

Daily Mail

A climber has died after falling 200ft while canyoneering in Zion National Park with three friends. While the National Park Service confirmed on Sunday the death is being treated as an accident, Zion National Park and the Washington County Sheriff's Office are still investigating the exact cause of the man's death. A climber has died after falling 200ft while canyoneering …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Missing boater found dead at Grand Canyon National Park

Associated Press

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The body of a missing boater was recovered Tuesday from Grand Canyon National Park, marking the 16th fatality at the popular tourist destination so far this year. The latest death involved what the park says appears to be the missing 71-year-old man who was on a private boat trip when others noticed he had …

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7 months ago

Another death in Grand Canyon as body of solo backpacker from North Carolina found

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7 months ago

Hiker from North Carolina found dead near remote Colorado River trail in Grand Canyon

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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — A solo backpacker has been found dead near a rugged and remote trail along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, authorities in Arizona said Thursday. The National Park Service said the 60-year-old North Carolina resident was located by helicopter Wednesday along a route connecting Lower Tapeats and Deer Creek camps. The Park …

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7 months ago

Authorities recover body of Arizona woman who went missing in Grand Canyon after flash flood

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SUPAI, Ariz. — The body of an Arizona woman who went missing in the Grand Canyon National Park after a flash flood days earlier was recovered Sunday, park rangers said. The body of Chenoa Nickerson, 33, from the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, Arizona, was discovered by a group rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon around 11:30 a.m. …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Chenoa Nickerson: Hiker’s body found after Grand Canyon flash flooding

CNN

CNN — The body of a missing hiker was recovered along the Colorado River on Sunday after flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park prompted the rescues of more than 100 people. Search and rescue operations began Thursday, when flash flooding swept hiker Chenoa Nickerson, 33, into the park’s Havasu Creek, according to the National Park Service. “Her memory will …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Death Valley’s scorching heat kills second man this summer

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — California’s Death Valley National Park has claimed another life in its second heat-related death of the summer, park officials said Monday. On Aug. 1, a day where temperatures reached nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit, bystanders saw a man stumble back from the Natural Bridge Trailhead, a one-mile roundtrip trail, according to a news release. National Park Service emergency …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Grand Canyon: Body of 20 year old recovered after 400 ft fall

CNN

CNN — The body of a college student was recovered from the Grand Canyon after he fell 400 feet from the rim, the National Park Service said in a statement, as officials warned people to stay on trails – and the park separately urged visitors to limit outdoor activities because of extreme heat. The park service urged visitors to stay …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas man dies during Grand Canyon hike as park officials make dire warning about silent killer

Daily Mail

A Texas man hiking a popular trail in the Grand Canyon over the weekend has been declared dead, the National Park Service announced. Scott Sims, 69, is from Austin, Texas, and was hiking in the Grand Canyon when he died Pictured: South Kaibab Trail at Grand Canyon National Park. The Black Bridge marks the end of the South Kaibab Trail …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Death Valley National Park visitor admits to toppling historic salt tram tower

LA Times

Death Valley National Park officials said someone attached a line to the tram tower to pull their vehicle out of the mud after driving off the roadway. A Death Valley National Park visitor has stepped forward and taken responsibility for knocking over a 113-year-old salt tram tower last month, claiming it happened during a time of desperation and that there …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Historic Death Valley tram tower ripped down when tourists pull vehicle from mud, officials say

LA Times

The historic aerial tram tower was knocked over and damaged by a Death Valley park visitor who attached a line to the tower to pull their vehicle out of the mud, park officials said. A wooden tower standing in Death Valley was part of the Saline Valley Salt Tram, a 13-mile aerial tramway built in 1911 and used to transport …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Is this America's deadliest skydiving center? Haunting video reveals teen's final moments at California center where 28 people have plummeted to their deaths - and it's STILL open

Daily Mail

'Life goes on' according to the boss of what is reputed to be America's most dangerous skydiving center. Over the past 40 years, 28 people who signed up to skydive from California's Lodi Parachute Center have plummeted to their deaths - including 18-year-old Tyler Turner, SFGate reported. The center's owner, Bill Dause, told DailyMail.com that neither Tyler's death nor any …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Avalanche kills snowboarder in Colorado backcountry

Associated Press

OPHIR, Colo. — An avalanche killed a 67-year-old man as he was snowboarding solo in the Colorado backcountry, authorities said Tuesday, marking the fourth U.S. avalanche death this winter. The victim, Peter Harrelson, was a doctor and longtime resident of the small town of Ophir in southwest Colorado, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office said. Search and rescue teams reached …

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1 year, 4 months ago

911 call shows man suspected in plan to attack Colorado amusement park was found dead near a ride

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1 year, 4 months ago

911 call shows man suspected in plan to attack Colorado amusement park was found dead near a ride

Associated Press

DENVER — The body of a heavily armed man who authorities suspected was planning a “heinous” attack at a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado was discovered with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the bathroom at a building that houses a ride that drops 110-feet deep into caverns, according to a 911 call released Wednesday. A Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park maintenance …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Armed man who killed himself apparently planned to attack amusement park, police say

LA Times

A heavily armed man took his own life rather than carry out an apparent plan to shoot up a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado, with his body discovered in a bathroom next to the words “I am not a killer” scrawled on the wall, authorities said Monday. Diego Barajas Medina, 20, was found dead in a women’s bathroom at Glenwood …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Police say armed man killed himself instead of carrying out apparent plan to attack amusement park

Associated Press

DENVER — A heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out an apparent plan to shoot up a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado, his body discovered in a bathroom next to words scrawled on the wall, “I am not a killer,” authorities said Monday. Diego Barajas Medina, 20, was found dead in a women’s bathroom at Glenwood Caverns Adventure …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Pilot falls to his death in California national park

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1 year, 5 months ago

Man dies after car plunges off cliff in Malibu after colliding with two poles

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1 year, 6 months ago

Injured hiker, 63, rescued after friends abandoned him during Grand Canyon trek

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1 year, 7 months ago

US: 13-year-old boy miraculously survives after falling nearly 100-feet in Grand Canyon

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A 13-year-old has miraculously survived after he reportedly plunged nearly 100-feet from a ledge from the north rim of the Grand Canyon, located in the state of Arizona in the United States, during a family trip. Authorities said that Wyatt Kauffman was airlifted to a Las Vegas hospital with nine broken vertebrae, a ruptured spleen, a collapsed lung, a concussion, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Man running from car crash dies falling from Manhattan bridge

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1 year, 7 months ago

One dead and 56 injured after rollover tour bus crash near Grand Canyon

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1 year, 8 months ago

Deaths in US national parks on the rise due to extreme heat

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Extreme heat fuelled by the climate crisis is believed to have killed at least five …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Teen's demise on hiking trail leads to stepdad's desperate and fatal quest for help at National Park in Texas

Hindustan Times

In a heart-wrenching turn of events, a 14-year-old teenager collapsed on a scorching hiking trail at Big Bend National Park in Texas, leading to a desperate search for help that ended in tragedy. Big Bend National Park, Texas The incident unfolded on Friday, June 23, when park rangers and US Border Patrol Agents responded to distress calls reporting a young …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Investigation after parachutist, 49, dies in accident at airfield

Dutch News

A 49-year-old man has died in a parachuting accident near Teuge airfield in Gelderland. Investigations are ongoing into how the man from Utrecht apparently ended up several hundred metres from the normal landing spot at the airport’s Skydive Teuge, the largest skydiving facility in the Netherlands and the headquarters of the national parachuting centre. ‘If it had happened two seconds …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Investigation after parachutist, 49, dies in accident at airfield

Dutch News

A 49-year-old man has died in a parachuting accident near Teuge airfield in Gelderland. Investigations are ongoing into how the man from Utrecht apparently ended up several hundred metres from the normal landing spot at the airport’s Skydive Teuge, the largest skydiving facility in the Netherlands and the headquarters of the national parachuting centre. ‘If it had happened two seconds …

Parachutist 49 Teuge

2 years, 1 month ago

Man’s leap saves him during Brooklyn U-Haul rampage

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A 66-year-old man who saved himself from a rampaging U-Haul truck driver with a frantic leap on a Brooklyn sidewalk said he doesn’t know how he managed to escape. “I don’t know what happened,” Abdelmagid told The Associated Press by phone Tuesday as he was waiting to be discharged from the hospital. The truck, driven by a …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Man sentenced for shooting national park ranger in Colorado

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DENVER — A Colorado man has been sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to shooting a ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park last year. The Dec. 8 shooting occurred after a Colorado State Patrol officer tried to stop Ellis outside the park for speeding. A National Park Service Law Enforcement ranger spotted the car …

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2 years, 6 months ago

1 dead after motorboat flips at Grand Canyon National Park

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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — A 67-year-old man died after a motorboat flipped over during a Colorado River trip inside Grand Canyon National Park, officials said Sunday. Park officials said the boat overturned shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday at Bedrock Rapid, which rafting experts say is a large rocky island that divides the river into left and right channels. …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Three climbers die within 48 hours at Montana’s Glacier National Park

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2 years, 9 months ago

Huntington Beach man dies in Death Valley National Park after running out of gas

LA Times

The latest death at Death Valley National Park is the second discovered this month. A Huntington Beach man was found dead in Death Valley National Park after it appears he ran out of gas and tried walking for assistance during a dangerous heat wave, according to National Park Service officials. Officials found a crumpled note inside his vehicle that read, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

British skydiver killed jumping off 800m cliff in Italy

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2 years, 9 months ago

California man found dead in Death Valley National Park

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Man killed trying to BASE jump from Grand Canyon

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