Sunday, September 07, 2008

Sad To Hear
A hiker fell to his death near Mount Blanca, last week.
ALAMOSA - A search-and-rescue team retrieved the body of a 47-year-old Texas hiker Friday near 14,000-foot Blanca Peak.

Sheriff Dave Stong said he believed David Boyd of Houston may have incurred fatal injuries Wednesday when he fell 200 feet from a ridge that separates Blanca from Little Bear Peak, according to information from the man's GPS device.

Stong said a coroner's report on the manner and cause of death is pending.

Boyd used a help button on his GPS device to notify family members of his distress. They, in turn, contacted authorities.

My condolences to his friends and family.

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