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Fatality — Mount Washington, Jul 17, 2010

·Mount Washington·Tuckerman Ravine Trail

24-year-old from Forked River, NJ · party of 5

Christopher Baillie, 24, hiking the Tuckerman Ravine Trail with four friends on July 17, 2010, left the trail to view a waterfall, slipped on wet rocks, and was swept over the headwall — falling an estimated 100 to 200 feet. Per NH Fish and Game Capt. Kevin Jordan, 'he got too close to the edge and the water swept his feet out from under him.'

What we can learn

NH Fish and Game emphasized the hazards of leaving the marked trail near the Tuckerman Ravine headwall waterfall. The drainage that looks like a viewing spot from above terminates in a long cliff drop.

Contributing factors

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