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14 Year Old Dies After Rocks Hit Family Vehicle In Glacier National Park

colliemom4 — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:32:28 GMT

https://people.com/human-interest/teen-girl-killed-falling-rocks-montana-glacier-national-park/

Re: 14 Year Old Dies After Rocks Hit Family Vehicle In Glacier National Park

manny2 — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:48:18 GMT

So sad my heart goes out to the family.

Re: 14 Year Old Dies After Rocks Hit Family Vehicle In Glacier National Park

J Town Girl — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:55:48 GMT

What a tragedy. It's just something that you never think of happening during any visit to a National Park.

I've driven through and also hiked many of the National Parks and not for a moment did I ever think of falling rocks. I was always more worried about being confronted by a wild animal.

Such a young life was taken far too soon. Thoughts and prayers to her family.

Re: 14 Year Old Dies After Rocks Hit Family Vehicle In Glacier National Park

colliemom4 — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:58:59 GMT

@J Town Girl wrote:
What a tragedy. It's just something that you never think of happening during any visit to a National Park.

I've driven through and also hiked many of the National Parks and not for a moment did I ever think of falling rocks. I was always more worried about being confronted by a wild animal.

Such a young life was taken far too soon. Thoughts and prayers to her family.

@J Town Girl I've been in many of the National Parks myself and can't imagine something like this happening to me or someone in my family. I thought more about a wild animal jumping out or attacking me too. It's definitely a very sad situation.

Re: 14 Year Old Dies After Rocks Hit Family Vehicle In Glacier National Park

Kachina624 — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 02:05:42 GMT

I wonder if the lack of funding and the deplorable conditions in our national parks had anything to do with it? I was at Yellowstone about 4 years ago and it was falling apart. I think they're all operating with deferred maintenance.

Re: 14 Year Old Dies After Rocks Hit Family Vehicle In Glacier National Park

stevieb — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 02:56:21 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I wonder if the lack of funding and the deplorable conditions in our national parks had anything to do with it? I was at Yellowstone about 4 years ago and it was falling apart. I think they're all operating with deferred maintenance.

@Kachina624 It probably isn't by choice, but the NPS isn't doing much to maintain many of our national treasures. Still, we keep on building monuments that then have to be maintained but aren't. Also wonder how the priorities are set.

Re: 14 Year Old Dies After Rocks Hit Family Vehicle In Glacier National Park

Kachina624 — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 05:17:20 GMT

@stevieb. For several years they taken money from park service budgets to use for other purposes.