[pct-l] Fatalities on the PCT?

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Sabi,

In addition to the unfortunate incidents Brick mentioned, a hiker drowned
at the PCT ford of the Sandy River on Mt. Hood.  During the normal NoBo
season a PCT hiker is at some risk of getting the soles of his/her sneakers
damp at that crossing.

http://www.traditionalmountaineering.org/News_Hood_HikerDrowned.htm

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 12:56 AM, sabi <noself at gmx.at> wrote:

>
> I am not scared and I don't want to worry people but I couldn't find any
> statistics about fatal accidents on the PCT, only some anecdotal remarks
> like the citation below? And for what reasons get hikers killed on the
> trail
> - hypothermia, drowning, falling, infarct ...?
> I suppose to see the numbers should actually put the risk in the right
> dimension compared to what can happen to one when getting into a car.
>
> sabi
>
>