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majid_sabet
Apr 6, 2009, 4:22 PM
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Story of fatal climb at Columbia Hills State Park still emerging.Dyal-Silva, a certified climbing instructor who was teaching her husband's brother how to climb, died of her injuries, as did Silva, a second-generation detective with the Gresham Police Department. http://www.oregonlive.com/...s_will_miss_fal.html
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meahtots
Apr 10, 2009, 3:46 AM
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I heard they were on toprope?
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majid_sabet
Apr 10, 2009, 4:29 PM
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meahtots wrote: I heard they were on toprope? more than 80 climbers were there that day and half a dozen people saw them falling but I am still waiting for someone to come forward and explain what went wrong .
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Gmburns2000
Apr 10, 2009, 4:55 PM
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wow. sad. condolences to the families and friends.
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wormly81
Apr 10, 2009, 5:07 PM
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So tragic. Heartfelt condolences to the friends and family. Blue skys...
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grubbjasona
Apr 13, 2009, 6:11 PM
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How the hell did they die from only a 35 foot fall? I could understand if one of them had died if they landed awkwardly or something. But BOTH of them?... must have been a nasty, rocky landing. 35 feet isn't that high really. It's ankle, leg, pelvis breaking height for sure, but I wouldn't have thought it was a fatal height.
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majid_sabet
Apr 13, 2009, 9:57 PM
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grubbjasona wrote: How the hell did they die from only a 35 foot fall? I could understand if one of them had died if they landed awkwardly or something. But BOTH of them?... must have been a nasty, rocky landing. 35 feet isn't that high really. It's ankle, leg, pelvis breaking height for sure, but I wouldn't have thought it was a fatal height. All you need is to fall 3 feet on your neck and its over.
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j_ung
Apr 14, 2009, 2:57 PM
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Less than 3 feet could do it. 35 feet? Easily.
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reno
Apr 14, 2009, 4:11 PM
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grubbjasona wrote: How the hell did they die from only a 35 foot fall? I could understand if one of them had died if they landed awkwardly or something. But BOTH of them?... must have been a nasty, rocky landing. 35 feet isn't that high really. It's ankle, leg, pelvis breaking height for sure, but I wouldn't have thought it was a fatal height. American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: 1999) define a fall from 20' as potentially fatal.
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