2/5/18 - Hiker dies falling off Angels Landing Trail
https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=46254247
"SPRINGDALE — Crews recovered the body of a woman who apparently fell while hiking in Zion National Park, park officials said in a press release.
The body was discovered in Refrigerator Canyon along the West Rim Trail just before 5 p.m. Monday, according to the release. Search and rescue team then recovered her body.
A preliminary investigation shows the woman's injuries are consistent with a high elevation fall, possibly from the Angels Landing Trail, according to the release.
The woman's name and cause of death are still under investigation.
“This is an extremely sad event. Our thoughts go out to this visitor’s family,” park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh said in the press release."
This exact same thing happened last year, but to an older gentleman instead. :cry1:
2/5/18 - Hiker dies falling off Angels Landing Trail
If they did that, they would need to have a ranger stationed at the very top every single day checking permits.
Or instead of permits, why not have daily rangers up on top kind of monitoring situations.
Situations being, telling millennials to turn off their amplified music, talking to people who are bypassing the chains to pass people, people who are feeding the 1000 chipmunks up there, etc.
In my experience, just the presence of a ranger makes people act “better”....ironically...and at the very least, this will improve the atmosphere up there.
And that’s kind of a sad thought too...a ranger to babysit people who should know better....
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