Incidents:Esther Suen dies
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Esther Suen dies | |
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Date | 2013/03/22 |
Location | Eaton Canyon |
Severity | Fatality |
Canyoneering-related | No
|
SAR involvement | Yes
|
Navigation problem | Yes
|
Swift water problem | |
Environmental problem | No
|
Communication problem | No
|
Planning problem | No
|
Skills problem | No
|
Body movement problem | No
|
Rigging problem | No
|
Rappel problem | No
|
Insufficient gear | No
|
Gear failure | No
|
Summary[edit]
Esther Suen died and another person in her group was seriously injured while hiking near Eaton Canyon Falls. Suen fell from the south side of Razorback ridge and a witness reported that the man fell from the "other side".
Accounts[edit]
Analysis[edit]
The two apparent landing zones appear to be a full gully south of even the upper bypass route which suggests Suen and her group had missed a turnoff for the bypass route and had climbed too high on the ridge at the time of the falls.