Obscure Accidents

Here's a list of totally ridiculous accidents and deaths that occurred in Colorado to people who thought they were outdoorsy.


http://www.listsofjohn.com/Accidents/Archuleta.html

repelled off roap - September 15, 1999
Thomas Lyde was rappelling down 'V Rock' North of Chromo when he ran out of rope and fell 80 feet. He was killed upon impact from extensive head and neck injuries.
Source: Durango Herald

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http://www.listsofjohn.com/Accidents/ClearCreek.html

punctures himself with icepick - May 14, 2005
A Canadian with the first name of Tim was descending the South Slopes of Mount Bethel when he slipped and punctured his sinus cavity above his left eye with his ice axe. He was helped to the trailhead by his partners and taken to the emergency room in Frisco.
Summitpost.org

lightening strike - September 7, 1969
David Hart was ascending Parnassus Peak on a CMC outing while a storm was appoaching. At some point while Hart was on flat ground, he was hit by lightning that traveled on the ground, causing a broken ankle as his leg was behind a rock when a jolt occured.
Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1970

lost because of unpredictable weather May 29, 2004
Greg Davidson, 16, was hiking with his brother near Loch Lomond above St. Mary's Glacier when weather caught them off-guard. Not able to navigate in the storm, they constructed a makeshift shelter and stayed through the night. Both suffered severe hypothermia, and Greg did not survive the night.
Source: Rocky Mountain News

avalanche - April 1, 1998
An unknown female was killed in an avalanche on St. Marys Glacier when she was ascending the left side of the glacier and both fell. When one woman was looking for her partner, she ascended and triggered the avalache that buried the victim.
Source: www.geosurvey.state.co.us

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rock gave way - September 4, 2004
Jiri Brazdil was hiking the Grand Traverse when he stopped and stood on a rock while waiting for others when it gave way over a cliff. He fell 150' to his death.
Source: VailDaily.com

base jump gone wrong - Ocotober 17, 2005
John Agnos was ascending North Gateway Rock in Garden of the Gods unroped when he fell about 60 feet. He was planning to BASE jump off the rock. In less than two weeks later, he ended up tangled in high wires after jumping from the KOVR 2,000-foot transmitter tower in California, requiring a 5-hour rescue effort.
Source: Colorado Springs Gazette

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rock falls on moving car on freeway -
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-us40-fatal-rock-031010,0,1576039.story
http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Falling-Rock-Kills-Sprint-Executive-of-KCMO/HY49K2uLLEeA0jyhqyFdlA.cspx

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bear attacks camper -
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/928285/detail.html