Who: La Quinta City Manager, Thomas Genovese
Where: Bump and Grind Trail, Palm Springs, California
His mistake: No mistake. His time had come.
What happened: A man was hiking the Bump and Grind trail with friends when he suddenly collapsed. The man suffered a heart attack. His friends called for help and a rescue, including a [...]

Who: 62-year-old Charles Tuft
Where: Vail, Colorado
His mistake: He just lost control
What happened: A doctor from Vail was skiing on a beginner run, when he skied off an embankment and had a bad fall. Despite wearing a helmet, the man died of bodily trauma. This is the second ski death in Colorado this weekend [...]

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Who: 20-year-old Evan Massini
Where: Breckenridge Ski Resort
His mistake: Seems like he was snowboarding a little out of control
What happened: A young snowboarder, who just got his snowboard fixed, died this weekend while snowboarding at Breckendridge. The man was on the Peak 8 Northstar trail when he crashed into a tree. He [...]

Who: Regina Febbo Frasier
Where: Cummins Falls, Blackburn Fork River, Tennessee
Her mistake: She slipped on leaves
What happened: A woman was hiking with two friends near the Cummins Falls. The area is rocky and slick. While she was hiking, she slipped on some leaves and fell over a cliff and suffered fatal head injuries.

Her husband [...]

Who: 16-year-old Mason Carpenter
Where: Pepper Sauce Cave, north side of Mount Lemmon, Arizona
His mistake: Bad luck
What happened: A teen was exploring Pepper Sauce Cave with his father. They were about 200 yards into the cave when the teen slipped and heard a “pop” in his leg. At first he didn’t feel too much [...]

Who: A 25-year-old man
Where: Flatirons, Colorado
His mistake: He was on shrooms and freaking out…duh
What happened: A man and his friend were hiking on the Flatirons. At least one man took psychedelic mushrooms and began “not acting right.” His friend called for help and a rescue group was sent. The man was taken to [...]

Who: 38-year-old Matthew Jamie Pierre
Where: Snowbird, Utah
His mistake: He went skiing on a high risk avalanche day
What happened: A professional skier went to get some turns in at Snowbird before the resort opened for the season. He was standing on a cliff when an avalanche swept him off. He was not buried, but [...]

Who: A Taiwanese man
Where: Nanhu Mountains, Taiwan
His mistake: Just bad luck in a fall
What happened: A man was hiking by himself and fell into a deep ravine. In the fall, the man suffered injuries to his mid-section and other parts of his body. The man, who happened to be a software engineer for [...]

Who: A man and a 38-year-old woman
Where: Margarine Ridge, near Mount Hay, Australia
Their mistake: They didn’t bring enough water
What happened: Two hikers set out for a day hike and became dehydrated. Unable to continue, they called for help around 10:30pm.

Rescuers in a chopper spotted the hiker, but because of the fading light, the [...]

Who: 20-year-old Chirstopher Ochoa of French Camp, CA
Where: Silver Creek Falls, Oregon
His mistake: Bad luck. Unsure if he was wearing the Mountain Hardwear monkey jacket.
What happened: A man wearing dark clothing while hiking in Silver Creek Falls Park a couple weeks ago. At the same time, a 67-year-old man and his grandson were [...]