[at-l] Hiker's death in Indiana

[jbkramer@afn.org (Bryan Kramer)]

I searched Google, and papers in Indianapolis, Terre Haute and South
Bend: not a word about any hiker deaths in the last two years except for
an obit for Earl. I doubt they would not have picked up a story like
this so either it's the wrong state or something else is wrong about the
story.

Bryan


> 
> I haven't heard of any deaths in my area, and just did a 
> quick search of the local online newspapers. Contrary to most 
> beliefs, Indiana does have hills and cliffs.  Clifty Falls 
> State Park in Madison, IN on the Ohio River has some 
> spectacular cliffs and water falls.  Other areas westward 
> along the Ohio River also have cliffs at least 70 feet high. 
> The county in which I live, Switzerland County, was named 
> because it reminded the immigrants from Switzerland of their 
> home. Do you know where they lived?  I could do a search more 
> in their area.
> 
> Kathy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ATnavi@aol.com>
> To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:09 PM
> Subject: [at-l] Hiker's death in Indiana
> 
> 
> > Last summer, I spent a wonderful week in Glenwood Springs, 
> CO, with a 
> > friend's family...all very outdoors-minded. We went hiking, hiking, 
> > and
> more
> > hiking, rafting and swimming, driving and more hiking.
> >
> > I found out this afternoon that their daughter, a junior in 
> a private 
> > high school in Indiana, was on a hiking trip two Sundays 
> ago when she 
> > slipped
> and
> > fell in a precarious spot. She's a sweet kid, but severely learning
> disabled,
> > IQ of 73. Supposedly, the adults leading the hike (on which she was 
> > the
> only
> > gal) told her to remain calm and they'd try and pull her back up the
> ledge.
> > Instead, she freaked and tried to scramble up the sharp 
> slope on her 
> > own.
> She
> > let go of the bush that checked her fall...and fell over 
> the cliff, 70
> feet
> > to her death.
> >
> > As a friend, and as a group hike leader, I'm in shock. 
> Don't know if 
> > you Indiana hikers heard about a hiker's death a couple of 
> weeks ago, 
> > but I'm curious...what trail in Indiana has cliffs more 
> than 70 feet 
> > tall? And
> what
> > the hell were these guys thinking, to take 
> learning-disabled kids out 
> > on a potentially dangerous trail? If you can point me to any news 
> > stories on
> the
> > incident, I'd appreciate it. Words can't express my sorrow 
> to see this
> young
> > girl die during a hike, and this family shattered by it.
> >
> > With heavy heart,
> > Navigator
> >
> 
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