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April 4, 2022 | Reuters
Australian Landslide Hits British Family, Father and Son Killed
SYDNEY—A nine-year-old British boy and his father were killed, and the boy’s mother and brother were critically injured in a landslide on a hiking trail in Australia’s Blue Mountains national park on Monday, police said. A 15-year-old girl from the same family survived and left the scene on foot, accompanied by emergency services, officers added. […]
November 3, 2020 | Wire Service
A Woman Died While Scuba Diving in a Lake at Montana’s Glacier National Park
An 18-year-old woman died in a scuba diving accident at Montana’s Glacier National Park on Sunday. A park ranger responded to a report about an accident at about 5:50 p.m., according to a news release from the National Parks Service. The woman, who was from Missoula, was part of a six-person group that went scuba […]
October 19, 2020 | Wire Service
Hiker Missing for Two Weeks Found in Zion National Park, Family Says
A hiker missing in Zion National Park for nearly two weeks has been found alive, her family said over the weekend. Holly Courtier, 38, was last seen entering the Utah park on Oct. 6. The National Park Service said search and rescue teams found Courtier on Sunday after receiving “a credible tip from a park […]
October 10, 2020 | Wire Service
3-Year-Old Falls Into Scalding Hot Water at Yellowstone National Park, Suffers Second-Degree Burns
A 3-year-old suffered second-degree burns after falling into scalding hot water at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming Friday, the park said in a news release. The child “took off running from the trail” before slipping and falling into a small thermal feature, which is a collection of extremely hot water like a hot spring, geyser, […]
April 22, 2020 | Jack Phillips
Trump: National Parks to Reopen Soon Amid Pandemic
The United States will reopen some of its national parks under the condition that staff and visitors adhere to social distancing guidelines, said President Donald Trump on Wednesday. “I am pleased to announce that in line with my administration’s guidelines for opening up America again we will begin to reopen our national parks and public […]
