Death in Rocky Mountain National Park accidents and foolhardiness on the Continental Divide /

"A collection of stories about park visitors who have died in Rocky Mountain National Park."--

Main Author: Minetor, Randi,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2020]
Physical Description: xiii, 321 pages ; 23 cm.
Series: Death in the parks series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Cold Comfort: Deaths from Hypothermia
  • The Highest Mountain: Falls on Longs Peak
  • The East Face: Death at the Diamond
  • Deadly Drop: Falls from Other Mountains
  • Falling Snow and Rock: Avalanches and Rockslides
  • Tallest Object: Lightning Strikes
  • Swift Current: Death by Drowning
  • Airborne Accidents: Plane Crashes
  • Rising Waters: The Lawn Lake Flood
  • Off a Cliff: Homicides
  • Lost Forever: Missing Persons
  • Strange Circumstances: Unusual Deaths
  • Epilogue: How to Stay Alive in Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Appendix: List of Deaths in Rocky Mountain National Park.