Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat

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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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Bob Berger wrote:

I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...

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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

On 10/18/2010 11:33 AM, Bob Berger wrote:
I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...

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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.

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Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

On Oct 18, 9:33*am, Bob Berger wrote:
I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...

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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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On Oct 18, 9:33 am, Bob Berger wrote:
I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...

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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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I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...

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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.

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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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In article , Bob Berger says...

I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...

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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]

wow - well, definitely an original story. And very unfortunate.