Posts Tagged ‘fall’

Ferg’s fine for teen’s fall reduced

Ferg’s fine for teen’s fall reduced
The rock-climbing company of former Olympic kayaking champ Ian Ferguson has managed to have $5000 knocked off a fine imposed after a teenager fell about eight metres, cracking her pelvis and fracturing an ankle.

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Climber Survives Fall From El Capitan

Climber Survives Fall From El Capitan
A 48-year-old man survived a 65-foot fall while climbing the popular El Capitan rock climb in Yosemite National Park.

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Young man dies in western Kentucky rock climbing fall

Young man dies in western Kentucky rock climbing fall
PRINCETON, Ky. — One young man is dead and another is injured after a fall while rock climbing in western Kentucky.

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Climber killed in bluff fall Saturday

Climber killed in bluff fall Saturday
A Hopkins County man was killed and another sustained serious injuries Saturday afternoon after an apparent rock-climbing accident in eastern Caldwell County.

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Woman seeks help getting to hospital to visit partner injured in White Rock fall

Woman seeks help getting to hospital to visit partner injured in White Rock fall
The man who fell while rock climbing on White Rock two weeks ago is still in critical condition at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, giving “unexpectedly positive” responses when his girlfriend is with him – but her own medical issues prevent her from getting to Hershey.

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