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Questions Persist After Missing Hiker Found Dead

Jo Elliott-Blakeslee found a mile from companion's body

(Newser) - Craters of the Moon National Monument got a special OK to search for missing hiker Jo Elliott-Blakeslee during the shutdown. And on Tuesday night, the 63-year-old's body was finally found during a helicopter search, about a mile from where that of her hiking companion was located on Sept. 25....

3rd Hiker Dies Along Stunning, Deadly Ariz. Trail

'The Wave' has no trail markers, intense heat

(Newser) - "The Wave" is such a breathtaking hiking destination that just 20 people are allowed to visit per day, in order to ensure it remains protected—but the intense heat along the Utah-Arizona border, coupled with an open landscape with no marked trail, has claimed three lives this month alone....

Oregon Hunter Shoots Man Mistaken for Bear

Hiking Marine dies from single .270-caliber bullet

(Newser) - A member of the US Marine Corps Reserves was shot and killed in Oregon after authorities say a hunter mistook him for a bear. Christopher Ochoa, a 20-year-old from French Camp, Calif., and a friend were hiking through a field in Western Oregon on the way to Silver Creek Falls...

Grand Canyon Hiker Is Latest in String of National Park Deaths

 Grand Canyon 
 Hiker Found Dead 
Aug 30, 2011 11:21 AM CDT

Grand Canyon Hiker Found Dead

Man is latest in string of hiker deaths

(Newser) - The latest in a string of national park deaths : On Sunday, authorities found the body of a Grand Canyon hiker who was apparently unprepared for the hike conditions. Two other backpackers ran across the man on Friday, and noted that he looked exhausted, was hiking without a pack, and didn'...

Bears Eyed in New Yellowstone Hiker Death

Body found a few miles from July's killing

(Newser) - With another hiker found dead in Yellowstone National Park on Friday, authorities are investigating whether he was another grizzly bear victim, reports the AP . The man most likely died Wednesday or Thursday and was found a few miles from where a grizzly killed a man in July . The most recent...

Plunging Hiker Is 15th Yosemite Death

Man slipped or jumped

(Newser) - Yet another hiker has fallen from a Yosemite peak, making him the 15th death in the national park this year. The unidentified climber plunged from Half Dome peak in the park, as did a woman last month . The body of the man, wearing hiking gear, was recovered yesterday. Witnesses reported...

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