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Police Investigating Whether Hiker in Adirondacks Found Under 4-Feet of Snow Was Killed by Avalanche

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Police are investigating whether a man found dead under four feet of snow on New York’s Mount Colden last week was caught in an avalanche. On March 16, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers responded to a call for assistance searching for 63-year-old hiker Thomas Howard. His car was located in the Adirondak Loj parking lot with the trail […]

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AvyBrains | March 24, 2022
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Hiker in Hawaii Discovers Stream Running With 1.2% Alcoholic Beer

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A man hiking last week in Hawaii came across what some would consider a dream come true––a river of beer. The man was hiking in Waipio, on Hawaii’s Oahu island, when he caught a strong smell of alcohol wafting up from a nearby stream. Related: 10 Barrel: Drinking Beer Is Required In A Mountain Town The man said the smell was horrific, […]

SnowBrains | November 19, 2021
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Rescue Crews Recover Body of Hiker Who Fell 200-Feet Off Mountain in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Search and Rescue teams recovered the body of a hiker Sunday afternoon in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT. The man, identified as Andrew Acuff, 26, was discovered by a group of hikers at 11 am on a steep scree field about 200-feet below the summit of Dromedary Peak. The Utah Department of Public Safety dispatched its helicopter and flew two crew members […]

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CragBrains | September 13, 2021
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Body of Hiker Missing Almost 2-Months Near Red Lodge, MT, Found Buried Under Massive Rock Slide

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Rescuers have recovered the body of the missing hiker Tatum Morell. Climbers discovered Morell on Saturday, August 21, well below the Whitetail Couloir near Red Lodge, MT. Related: Rescuers Say 23-Year-Old Female Hiker Missing a Week Near Red Lodge, Montana Likely Dead Rescuers believe Tatum was climbing Whitetail Peak when she was caught in a significant rock slide and suffered fatal […]

CragBrains | August 23, 2021
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Hiker Survived 8-Days Lost in Washington Wilderness by ‘Foraging Berries and Drinking River Water’

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A hiker missing for over eight days in the Washington state wilderness has been found alive after he survived by ‘foraging berries and drinking river water’. Andrew Devers, 25, parked his car at the Middle Fork Campground near North Bend, WA, on June 18th to hike the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Trail. The popular trail near Seattle attracts day hikers and […]

SnowBrains | June 29, 2021
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Grand Teton National Park, WY, Responds to New Information on Hiker Missing for 16-Days

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Grand Teton National Park received additional information about missing 27-year-old hiker Cian McLaughlin. The park continues to request any information the public may have that may aid in locating McLaughlin. A Jackson resident who recently returned from an international trip came forward with new information. The reporting party said they saw McLaughlin on Tuesday, June 8, in the late afternoon/early […]

SnowBrains | June 24, 2021
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Hiker Injured After Stepping on Nail Trap Left by PETA Activist

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A hiker suffered deep puncture wounds to his heel after stepping on a nail trap set by a PETA activist in the North Carolina wilderness. Related: Terror On The Trails. Can’t We All Just Play Nice? Tyler Mayo and his friends were walking their dogs on Sunday in a remote area of western North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest when the excruciating […]

SnowBrains | October 29, 2020
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Body of Experienced Solo Hiker Recovered From ‘Very Technical Terrain’ on Mount Silverthorne, CO

On October 9, 2020, the Summit County Rescue Group (SCRG) recovered the body of a deceased hiker from a couloir below the summit of Mount Silverthorne, CO. Related: Hiker Found Dead Today of Highest Summit in Maine – Mt. Katahdin Ken May, an experienced hiker, left his vehicle at about 7:00 am on October 7th with an anticipated return of […]

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CragBrains | October 12, 2020
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