Posted on 06/02/2021 12:08:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A hiker died after falling about 500 feet from a mountain ridge in California's Sequoia National Park on Memorial Day and a woman who tried to pull him to safety was injured after falling about 30 feet, park officials said Tuesday.
The 56-year-old man lost his balance and one of his hiking companions, a 45-year-old woman, grabbed him and both fell off the summit ridge of Mount Russell, but the woman was able to stop her fall on a ledge 30 feet below and survived, the National Park Service said in a news release.
A third member of the hiking party used a satellite emergency beacon to declare an emergency, and then called 911 from his cell phone.
The body of the unidentified victim, who is from San Jose, was retrieved by a rescue team and was transferred to a funeral home, officials said. The injured woman, who was also not identified, was transported by air to a hospital in Reno, where she underwent surgery.
Officials said when they received the emergency call, a Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks' helicopter was already engaged in rescuing an unconscious hiker from the Big Five Lakes area. The parks responded to eight separate search and rescue incidents over the holiday weekend and last week, search teams in the park rescued a Texas man who has been missing for four days on Mt. Whitney.
Park officials warned they expected this summer to be "extraordinarily busy" and urged hikers to use caution.
"Visitors to the front country and the wilderness alike are strongly urged to prepare carefully for trips, and understand completely that you may need to be self-sufficient in the event of an emergency," the parks said in a statement. "There is never any guarantee that rescuers will be able to reach you quickly. "
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I’m very sorry to hear of this tragic loss.
was he vaccinated? because, you know . . .
She tried to save him from San Jose and fell?
Horrible.
Read the back of your ticket, folks!
“Hiker Falls 500 Feet to His Death From Ridge at Sequoia National Park, Woman Falls Trying to Save Him (From San Jose)”
How far is it from San Jose to where he fell to San Jose, because I think she would have to be pretty fast to get there in time.
I think he knows the way . . . . (to San Jose)
And I bet it was fairly obvious to be careful where this unfortunate incident occurred. I hike and snowshoe up in the nearby Gatineau Park where there are plenty of high ledges and other things to be treated with the utmost of respect.
It seems that Darwin was also shut in during the lock down.
I was recently standing atop Niagara Falls, which is 170 feet, and it seemed like quite a drop.
Brave woman to try. Lots of people wouldn’t endanger themselves.
I have been to many high places such as mountain ridges,mountain tops, Niagara Falls and man-made structures like the Brooklyn Bridge. So many times people think they have Spiderman ability and or will risk life for that Instagram photo.
No names?
How this even a news story...
White supremacy at work.
“A hiker died after falling about 500 feet from a mountain ridge...”
I hope the rescue team had a squeegee in their gear.
Authorities haven’t released the name yet, but he was 56. The woman was 45 and from Milpitas.
WTH were they doing hiking a ridge where you are one step away from falling to your death?
Wow, you can walk on water!
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