A Lima man died Sunday after falling about 80 feet at Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve.
Over the past five years, there have been four accidental fatalities at Ohio's state parks due to falls, three of them in the Hocking Hills area — most recently on Sunday.
Mary Mertz, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, called this week's incident "a huge tragedy" and said it serves as a sad safety reminder for all hikers to follow signs and stay on marked park trails. On Sunday, Willard L. Gay, 45, of Lima, was hiking the upper rim of the gorge at Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve just north of Hocking Hills State Park when he slipped and fell about 80 feet, according to news accounts.
"The assumption is that we're all invincible. ... We think we're immortal, that it's going to be OK." While there are no guarantees of safety while visiting technically challenging terrain,"if they follow the signs, I know it will keep people safer," Mertz said. This isn't the first time that a hiker has died of a fall at Conkles Hollow in recent years. According to ODNR, a hiker
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Lima man identified as victim in fall at Hocking Hills, reports sayWillard Gay, 45, of Lima, Ohio, was pronounced dead at the scene in in Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve in the Hocking Hills area.
Les mer »
Minecraft Reveals New Angry Birds DLCMinecraft has revealed its latest official collaboration, which features content based on Angry [...]
Les mer »
13-year-old boy dies after sand dune collapses on him at Utah park, official sayThe teen was buried in several feet of sand after a tunnel he was digging at Utah's Coral Pink Sand Dunes park collapsed on him, park officials said.
Les mer »
Euro and bond yields lifted by ECB official saying half-point rate hike is possibleThe euro rallied on Tuesday, helped by a broader market rally as well as comments from a European Central Bank policymaker in which he said a half-point rate...
Les mer »