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Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ The Morning Report Monday, October 18, 2010 Olympic National Park (WA) Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation. Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead. Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis. The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles. [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger] |
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Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
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Bob Berger wrote: I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ The Morning Report Monday, October 18, 2010 Olympic National Park (WA) Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation. Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead. Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis. The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles. [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger] I saw that in the Seattle Papers, yesterday, and almost did the same post as you, Bob.... Now folks have to worry about Grumpy Mountain Goats, as well as Psyco Loones with handsaws, when hiking around the country. -- Bruce in Alaska add path before the @ for email |
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Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
On 10/18/2010 11:33 AM, Bob Berger wrote:
I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ The Morning Report Monday, October 18, 2010 Olympic National Park (WA) Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation. Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead. Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis. The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles. [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger] Maybe if the hiker had been on a mountain bike, he would have been able to escape the goat. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
On Oct 18, 9:33*am, Bob Berger wrote:
I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ The Morning Report Monday, October 18, 2010 Olympic National Park (WA) Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation. Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead. Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis. The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles. [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger] This seems really weird if the guy was a regular hiker and not a climber. Mountain goats tend to hand out on steep places where their natural enemies can't get at them. Sometimes they make human rock climbers envious. I wonder if the guy was really climbing. I would guess that the goat was a male defending its territory or maybe in rut. I think the females tend not to be very aggressive. Years ago a friend and his bride were hiking in the Olympics and started to cross a ridge. They looked up to see a nanny goat and her kid at the other end of the ridge. The goats politely waited till the humans crossed, then the goats crossed the ridge, much faster and with greater agility than the humans had. |
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Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 9:33 am, Bob Berger wrote: I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ The Morning Report Monday, October 18, 2010 Olympic National Park (WA) Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation. Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead. Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis. The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles. [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger] This seems really weird if the guy was a regular hiker and not a climber. Mountain goats tend to hand out on steep places where their natural enemies can't get at them. Sometimes they make human rock climbers envious. I wonder if the guy was really climbing. I would guess that the goat was a male defending its territory or maybe in rut. I think the females tend not to be very aggressive. Years ago a friend and his bride were hiking in the Olympics and started to cross a ridge. They looked up to see a nanny goat and her kid at the other end of the ridge. The goats politely waited till the humans crossed, then the goats crossed the ridge, much faster and with greater agility than the humans had. Cross a ridge...er...bridge & Billy Goat Gruff comes to mind :-) Jon~ |
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Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
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I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ The Morning Report Monday, October 18, 2010 Olympic National Park (WA) Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation. SNIP http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ The Morning Report Thursday, October 21, 2010 Olympic National Park (WA) Investigation Continues Into Fatal Goring Of Hiker The park is continuing foot patrols on and near Klahhane Ridge following Saturday's incident in which a 63-year-old hiker died after sustaining injuries from a mountain goat. Rangers and wildlife biologists will be walking the Switchback Trail and Klahhane Ridge area daily through the fall, closely observing other goats for any signs of aggression towards people. Throughout the summer, rangers patrolled the Klahhane Ridge area four to five times each week. During these patrols, they monitored goat behavior and talked with hikers about their observations of goat behavior. Klahhane Ridge is about 17 miles south of Port Angeles and is a popular hiking destination. It is also home to approximately eight mountain goats, some of which are quite accustomed to seeing people. “We want to be sure that no other goat is behaving aggressively towards people,” said Superintendent Karen Gustin. “Saturday’s tragic event was extremely unusual and we are doing everything we can to learn as much as possible about it and to make sure we’re doing everything we can to prevent something like this from happening again.” The goat that fatally gored Boardman was killed shortly after the incident, following positive identification by the rangers on scene. A necropsy of the goat was conducted Sunday evening by a veterinary pathologist and tissue samples were collected for full analysis. A preliminary report is expected within about a week. The incident remains under investigation. [Submitted by Barb Maynes, Public Affairs Officer] |
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