View from inside the rescue chopper of the collapsed cliff (circled in red). Photo courtesy of Mackinac Island Historic State Parks. Marin County fire, sheriff, and Park Rangers showed up to assist in the rescue.īlum was pronounced dead at the scene while the other hiker was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with what park service officials described as serious but not life-threatening injuries. Arch Rock is one of the island's top tourist attractions and can be reached via hiking and biking trails, and a stairway off M-185.
They fell 70 feet and were buried underneath rock and debris.įortunately, some good Samaritans nearby helped to get them out. According to the National Park Service, a pair of hikers was standing around the lookout area when the ground gave way. 1 of 14 Five hours before a cliff gave way Saturday, killing one hiker and injuring another at Point Reyes National Seashore, Karen Blasing snapped a photo of dozens of people who ventured past. Pictures were posted along nearby trails and parking lots, as well as on their website and Facebook page. The deadly accident came just days after the National Park Service issued a warning to hikers about hazardous conditions and unstable cliff side areas on Arch Rock because it was prone to crumbling and sliding. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff) A crash Saturday in south Little Rock involving a vehicle and a motorcycle left the motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries, according to a. PennDOT reports all lanes closed as of 11:10 a.m. Easy bike ride from the ferry dock (15-20 minutes), maybe 1.5 miles.
Saturday when they reached the end of the trail and the cliff unexpectedly gave way, causing them to fall about 60 feet down the Cliffside. A multi-vehicle accident in the Narrows (west of Arch Rock) has closed US 322. The arch in the rock frames the beautiful blue waters of Lake Huron below. POINT REYES (KPIX 5) - A woman who died in a rockslide at Point Reyes National Seashore on Saturday has been identified by the Marin County coroner's office as 58-year-old San Francisco resident Nancy Blum.īlum and another hiker were in the area of Arch Rock in the national seashore around 5:55 p.m. 2,074 shares By Brandon Champion MACKINAC ISLAND, MI Mackinac Island officials are reminding visitors that warning signs near rock formations on the island are not to be. Ma/ 2:15 PM / AP MOAB, Utah A 22-year-old Utah man was killed trying to swing through the opening of a 110-foot-tall sandstone arch in a stunt made so popular on YouTube that state.
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