Tragic end in search for missing hiker
What was meant to be a one-day hiking excursion ended in tragedy last week.

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Hiker still missing in Holy Cross area
A Black Hawk helicopter takes off from the staging area off Tigiwon Road to pick up seven search and rescue members looking for a Chicago man missing in the Holy Cross Wilderness area Monday past Minturn.

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Mass. hiker, puppy injured in fall in forest in NH
Associated Press – October 10, 2010 12:05 AM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Authorities say a hiker trying to pick up a dog at the edge of Champney Falls fell about 20 feet onto a slab of rock, then…

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Rescued Hiker: A ‘Miracle’ I Survived
Edward Rosenthal, the Culver City real estate broker who spent six days lost in Joshua Tree National Park during a heat wave said today it was a “miracle” he survived the ordeal. Watch the video here.

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Hiker still in intensive care after rescue in desert
Ed Rosenthal, the real estate broker from Culver City who was lost in a remote area of Joshua Tree National Park for six days before he was rescued, remained in the intensive care unit Friday at Hi-Desert Medical Center in…

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Released hiker Sarah Shourd talks of year in Iran prison
Alone in captivity, she went over multiplication tables in her head so she wouldn’t think about her mother

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Iran Willing to Release American Hiker on Bail
A prosecutor said that an American woman held with two friends on espionage charges for more than a year would be freed, state news agencies reported.

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Iranian authorities: American hiker will be released after posting $500K bail
TEHRAN – Iranian judicial authorities on Sunday said they would free an American woman on $500,000 bail after earlier scuttling a government-organized release ceremony that had been set for Saturday. Iran – 2009 detention of American hikers by Iran – United States – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – Business

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Hiker Rescued From John Bryan State Park
Emergency crews rescued a man who was hiking at John Bryan State Park on Tuesday morning and was injured when he fell down a 6- to 10-foot ridge.

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Hiker rescued after fall off cliff into Kentucky river
A hiker has been rescued after falling into the Kentucky River.

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Hiker injured in fall from Little Si
Rescuers came to the aid of a hiker who fell while hiking Little Mount Si.

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Hiker can’t remember being struck by lightning
Officials at Rocky Mountain National Park say a Minnesota man hiking Longs Peak was struck by lightning but had no memory of being hit.

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Vt. Police: Hiker, 45, died of natural causes
The Vermont State Police says a 45-year-old man found unresponsive on the side of a mountain hiking trail died of natural causes. Hiking – Trail – Recreation – Mountain – United States

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Yo-yo hiker: Scot Ward wins award for MST hike
Imagine hiking almost 1,000 miles. You get to the end, take in the views … then not long after, turn around and hike back. That’s pretty much what Scot Ward did. En route to accept an award in Boone for the feat, he stopped in Asheville to talk to Xpress. At 35, Ward, who lives life out of his truck when he’s not hiking, already owns the Long Trail in Vermont, some of the highest Mountain tops …

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Police report: Call claiming missing hiker has reappeared was found to be a hoax
The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said Portland police officers have questioned the friend of a Portland woman missing since March 4, but said he is not considered a suspect in her disappearance. In addition, Undersheriff Dave Cox said a hoax received Friday by two Portland TV stations has frustrated investigators at a time when Kate Huether’s family is grieving — and searchers and deputies …

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