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Helpless Bystanders Watch NJ Hiker Take Fatal Fall At PA Park, Coroner Says Helpless Bystanders Watch NJ Hiker Take Fatal Fall At PA Park, Coroner Says
Helpless Bystanders Watch NJ Hiker Take Fatal Fall At PA Park, Coroner Says An afternoon hike in a Pennsylvania park ended in tragedy when a New Jersey woman fell to her death as helpless bystanders looked on, authorities told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 10.  Catherine Elder, 61, of Milford, NJ, was "doing something she loved" when she fell to her death at Ringing Rocks Park in Bridgetown Township, PA, the Bucks County Coroner's office told Daily Voice and her friends wrote on social media.  Today, my heart is heavy as I share the tragic loss of my dear cousin, Catherine Elder, who passed away far too soon at... Posted by Kathy Creveling on Tue…
Cause Of Death Revealed For Hiker Found On Mason Dixon Trail: PA State Police Cause Of Death Revealed For Hiker Found On Mason Dixon Trail: PA State Police
Cause Of Death Revealed For Hiker Found On Mason Dixon Trail: PA State Police A 47-year-old hiker who went missing on Friday, Aug. 15 was found dead on Monday, Aug. 19, Pennsylvania State Police announced that evening, and his cause of death was shared at 10:25 p.m. that night by the York County Coroner's Office.  Joshua "Josh" Markey of Red Lion parked his car along Furnace Road just west of Indian Steps Road in Lower Chance Ford Township at 8:43 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, as detailed in the PSP release. "Markey is an avid hiker and it is believed that he was hiking the Mason Dixon Trail within PA Game Land 83," as stated in the release. It is thought that he …
Lancaster Professor Rescued From Mt. Israel: Officials Lancaster Professor Rescued From Mt. Israel: Officials
Lancaster Professor Rescued From Mt. Israel: Officials An adjunct professor and author from Lancaster, PA who always wanted to go hiking in New Hampshire was rescued while hiking in NH on Monday, New Hampshire Fish and Game announced on Tuesday, July 2.  Cordelia Moyse, 60 of Lancaster, Pennsylvania slipped and injured her leg while hiking the Wentworth Trail of Mount Israel in Sandwich New Hampshire on July 1.  "Moyse was unable to stand or walk so her hiking companion called 911 for assistance" around 11:48 a.m., according to the NHFG.  Emergency crews from Sandwich, Center Harbor, Tamworth, and Moultonborough F…