Yellowstone tourist dies in 500-foot fall
Sunday, June 18, 2006; Posted: 10:49 p.m. EDT (02:49 GMT)
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming (AP) -- A woman lost her footing after stepping over a retaining wall to take a photograph and went over a cliff, falling 500 feet to her death in a canyon, Yellowstone National Park officials said.
The 52-year-old woman was visiting the park with her husband and two children.
Her husband flagged down a passing motorist, who called 911 after the Saturday morning accident at an overlook along the Yellowstone River, park officials said.
A ranger rappelled down the canyon wall to reach the woman, but she was dead at the scene.
In Michigan, The Grand Rapids Press on Sunday identified the woman as Deb Chamberlin, 52, of Rockford, vice president of the school board in the west Michigan community.
"It's hard for me to articulate right now because I'm still in shock," said Rockford Superintendent Mike Shibler, who said he spoke to Chamberlin's husband, Gary.
It was the second fatal accident in Yellowstone this year. In February, a woman was killed in a snowmobile accident.
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Sunday, June 18, 2006; Posted: 10:49 p.m. EDT (02:49 GMT)
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming (AP) -- A woman lost her footing after stepping over a retaining wall to take a photograph and went over a cliff, falling 500 feet to her death in a canyon, Yellowstone National Park officials said.
The 52-year-old woman was visiting the park with her husband and two children.
Her husband flagged down a passing motorist, who called 911 after the Saturday morning accident at an overlook along the Yellowstone River, park officials said.
A ranger rappelled down the canyon wall to reach the woman, but she was dead at the scene.
In Michigan, The Grand Rapids Press on Sunday identified the woman as Deb Chamberlin, 52, of Rockford, vice president of the school board in the west Michigan community.
"It's hard for me to articulate right now because I'm still in shock," said Rockford Superintendent Mike Shibler, who said he spoke to Chamberlin's husband, Gary.
It was the second fatal accident in Yellowstone this year. In February, a woman was killed in a snowmobile accident.
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| After stepping over a retaining wall |
There is a point for those. Stupid Bitch.
Usually a retaining wall means "hey stupid ass, dont step over me". Just One foot wont make it a million dollar photo.
2 comments:
It's because of people like that we have so many really cool places fenced off from the public.
"Some of you are too stupid to be trusted here, so we won't let the other 99% of you with an intact survival instinct enjoy this marvelous view."
I remember an article in The Onion in which the Grand Canyon was filled to the top with those plastic balls they let kids swim around in at Chucky Cheese.
Yellow Stone Death. Nibbles, you just named John Grisham's next bad novel, I would seek some money.
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