Jul. 5—A Western Washington man told police differing stories about how a 29-year-old Spokane woman’s body ended up in a ravine in May, court records say. Mason County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday arrested Joshua Morris, 43, on suspicion of manslaughter in connection to the death of Joanna Saunders, whose remains were found last month in […]
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Man found dead after biking crash in Iron County ravine
KANARRAVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — A 53-year-old man is dead after Iron County officials say his motorized bicycle crashed into a roadside ravine in rural Iron County Friday, June 28. The man’s name has not been released. Iron County Sheriff’s deputies said the man’s body was found around 6000 N. Old Highway 91 near Kanarraville. It […]
Search for teen missing in Tenerife focuses on ravine near where he was last heard from
The search party hunting for British teenager Jay Slater, who went missing during a holiday in Tenerife, has focused its efforts on a ravine near to where he was last heard from. Search and rescue personnel carefully combed through dead palm trees covering a river at the bottom of the hillside near to a property […]
Dog runs four miles to get help for owner who crashed car in Oregon ravine
A dog ran four miles to get help for his owner who crashed his car into a ravine in Oregon – and was ultimately rescued because of the animal’s heroics, according to authorities. The case unfolded as Brandon Garrett was driving himself and his four dogs north on US Forest Service Road 39 in Baker […]
Who helps keep Ravine Flyer II on its tracks? Waldameer ride mechanic describes his job
A Day in the Life is a monthly series in which we show some of the area’s more interesting jobs and how these people interact with the community. Jacob Griffith usually arrives at Waldameer Park & Water World around sunrise this time of year, five hours or more before the amusement park opens for the […]
K-9 finds missing 85-year-old woman clinging to tree in steep ravine, Colorado cops say
A police dog found a missing 85-year-old woman clinging to a tree out of sight in a deep ravine, Colorado authorities reported. The woman had been missing for about two hours before being rescued Thursday, May 2, the Greenwood Village Police Department said in a news release. A video posted by the agency shows K-9 […]
A bus plunges into a rocky ravine in northern Pakistan, killing 15 people and injuring more than 20
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A bus plunged into a rocky ravine in northern Pakistan on Friday after its driver lost control, killing at least 15 people and seriously injuring more than 20 others, police said. The bus was traveling to Hunza on the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district when the accident occurred, senior police […]
Body found in ravine identified 35 years later, CA officials say. Family now sought
A man found dead in a ravine 35 years ago has been identified, and investigators are now searching for the man’s family, California officials say. In March 1989, a man’s body was found “in a ravine off Highway 79” in Beaumont, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in an April 17 news release. The […]
Backcountry skier dies after fall from Tuckerman Ravine
Mar. 10—A woman died after falling 600 vertical feet down Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington Saturday afternoon during a skiing trek. Madison Saltsburg, 20, and her skiing companion “were faced with hard, icy snow surfaces, open crevasse holes, and unforgiving conditions for a slip and fall,” according to a U.S. Forest Service news release. She […]
Agency to announce the suspected cause of a 2022 bridge collapse over a Pittsburgh ravine
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Federal regulators are about to announce what they believe caused a bridge to collapse in Pittsburgh more than two years ago, sending vehicles plummeting into a ravine and injuring several people. The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to vote Wednesday on the results of its investigation into the Jan. 28, 2022, […]
US tourist admits raping and murdering hiker he threw into German ravine
An American tourist has admitted raping and murdering a fellow US hiker, whom he pushed down a 165-foot ravine near a “Disney” castle in Bavaria. Troy Phillip Bohling, 31, from Michigan, made a wide-ranging confession via his lawyer on the first day of his trial at a District Court in Kempten, 65 miles southwest of […]
2 dead in sports car crash down ravine in Del Puerto Canyon Road in west Stanislaus
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene when a sports car crashed over a steep cliff Friday night on Del Puerto Canyon Road just west of Patterson in western Stanislaus County. Based on early information, The Bee initially reported one person died. But a California Highway Patrol news release says there were two victims: […]