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Gunks Accident

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take TAKE · · Tempe, AZ · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 186

Anybody have info on the accident today? Partner of mine saw the aftermath on the way out.

awolf · · New York, NY · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 15

Saw a helicopter and must have been 3 or 4 ambulances and police cars at the Trapps bridge and overlook parking, with traffic down to one lane. Felt more like a car accident scene, hope everyone is ok.

cms829 · · NJ · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 90

Was it an MVA or a climbing accident?

awolf · · New York, NY · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 15

Don't know but hard to imagine you'd need that many ambulances for a climbing accident.

Ryan R · · East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 15

Whatever it was, it was really bad. When we were leaving around 4:30 today there was still a ton of activity, along with NYSP. Seemed like a fatal accident to me. Best wishes to the family in the holiday season.

Medic741 · · Des Moines, IA (WTF) · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 265

Best wishes

Adam Gellman · · Bellingham WA/Burlington VT · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 261

What I heard from people at rock and snow was that a hiker fell off while on a trail at the top of the ridge. Unfortunately it was fatal as is probably obvious from the height.

Ron Birk · · Boston, MA · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 4,263
Derek Jf · · Northeast · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 335
"Whalen, who also lived in Yorktown, was facing multiple child pornography charges at the time of his death."

tapinto.net/towns/yorktown/…

Sad story any way you look at it.... May not have been a hiking accident as previously reported
gtluke · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2012 · Points: 1

Suicide
Whalen, who also lived in Yorktown, was facing multiple child pornography charges at the time of his death.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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