Incidents:Esther Suen dies

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Esther Suen dies
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.