Who: A 21-year-old hiker
Where: Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, California
His mistake: It’s unknown.
What happened: A 21-year-old man was hiking with a 17-year-old friend to a popular waterfall in the canyon. During the hike the man fell more than 200 feet to the bottom of the canyon. It is unknown if he tripped, slipped or slid down.
A cell phone was used to call authorities, but the man was already dead when officials arrived. A team of rescuers hauled the man to a landing area where a chopper took over and airlifted the man to the coroner’s office.
Read the story here.
Anyone have any details on this one? Were these guys hiking up, or canyoneering down the canyon? where did the fall take place? This is tragic, and I just wonder what exactly happened.
Went down eaton canyon today with a couple canyoneer buddies. I think they fell from the hiker traverse to the 2nd fall. It can be a sketchy traverse if you are not careful.
The guys were climbing up, one of them got stuck and started sliding down. The other tried to save him, but the victim unfortunately fell. He leaves behind his parents and his sister. R.I.P. Art!