Re: [at-l] Cotton Kills!

Here's the URL:

http://www.newsobserver.com/saturday/front/News/Story/262756p-246698c.html

The story is on their headlines on their homepage, just in case the
cut-and-paste doesn't work.

Bill....
--- Lynn Setzer <hikester@mindspring.com> wrote:
> The story was reported in this morning's Raleigh News and Observer. 
> The
> hiker apparently started hiking at dusk up the Alum Cave Trail. (The
> rangers
> speculate on this, given that the hiker had a receipt from an outdoor
> gear
> store in Chapel Hill date/time stamped at noon that day, and then the
> hiker
> had to drive to the Smokies, which is about 300 miles from here and
> takes at
> least five hours, often six.)    The hiker didn't get too far...about
> a mile
> or so.  Apparently wandered and weaved about the trail a good bit,
> according
> to tracks left in the snow.  Rangers noted that the hiker had not
> packed a
> flashlight, nor was the hiker dressed appropriately.
> 
> Lynn
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <sly@pocketmail.com>
> To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 12:59 AM
> Subject: [at-l] Cotton Kills!
> 
> 
> > It appears someone died in the Smokies the last day or so do to
> hypothermia or exposure.  Atleast that's what Cheryl heard on the
> local news
> here in Asheville earlier tonight.  I'm not sure of the details and
> since
> I'm not on the web, I can't research it, but apparently he was
> clothed in
> cotton and it was a major factor of his demise.
> >
> > She said another hiker was interviewed during the report and also
> wearing
> jeans and such!
> >
> > Sly
> >
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