ernie84
09-15-2017, 19:15
Via the Roanoke Times
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/authorities-confirm-death-of-hiker-on-appalachian-trail-in-bedford/article_739ce48b-c5f3-5593-851d-e501f05497e6.html
This happened along the AT in the James River Face Wilderness, just south of the James River Foot Bridge. No information at this point on the identity of the hiker.
Surprising to me that wilderness restrictions on the use of mechanized equipment also apply in cases of life or death rescues.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/authorities-confirm-death-of-hiker-on-appalachian-trail-in-bedford/article_739ce48b-c5f3-5593-851d-e501f05497e6.html
This happened along the AT in the James River Face Wilderness, just south of the James River Foot Bridge. No information at this point on the identity of the hiker.
Surprising to me that wilderness restrictions on the use of mechanized equipment also apply in cases of life or death rescues.