Bear Mauling News: watch for falling hikers

by YankeeJim | August 12, 2011 at 12:57 pm

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Hikers falling

A person reading the last edition of Bear Mauling News remarked about the ethnicity of people hiking, falling, and camping around bears. Rodney said, “They must be white.” If the tables were turned and I made a remark like that I would be racist. However, it is noteworthy that risk takers seem to have more to risk than those who stay at home because 1) they have more sense, or 2) they don’t have gas money for a trip.

“Teen Dies From Head Injuries After Fall at Yosemite National Park

Published August 12, 2011

Associated Press

FRESNO, Calif. -- A teenage boy has died of head injuries five days after falling on Yosemite National Park's most popular hiking trail.

The Stanislaus County coroner says 17-year-old Kao Kue of Fresno died at a Modesto hospital Wednesday night.

According to park spokeswoman Kari Cobb, the teen was hiking the Mist Trail when he slipped.

The trail runs alongside Vernal Fall, and signs warn hikers that mist from the fall can make the trail slippery.

Cobb declined to discuss details of Kue's fall because he was a minor.

In May, a Texas man drowned in the Merced River when he slipped from the Mist Trail.

So far, 14 people have died this year inside Yosemite, a modern-day record. Kue is not included in that count because he died outside of the park.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/...nal-park/#ixzz1UqnBjaCl”