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August 23, 2005

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August 23, 2005

yikes!

5.3k · August 23, 2005

This was posted to the forum when it happened, in December of last year.

1k · August 23, 2005

This is one of the extreme rarities which has been mentioned here in the forums.

At least he died doing something he loved!

:mad:

August 23, 2005

He found the scavenger hunt online and was alone when he died.

what a way to end the story :mad:

whats that mean if you find stuff online you going to die alone?

Edited August 23, 2005 by geo_boy_2001

August 23, 2005

At least he died doing something he loved!

I won't be that lucky. I will die hunting a micro in the woods.

August 23, 2005

I am convinced that I will be eaten by some large and ferocious carnivore because I lack the appropriate fear of them. Sure I have respect for bears and sharks, but am known to go out of my way to see one. :mad:

It's a good thing I cache with my husband, who is the voice of reason.

August 23, 2005

I am convinced that I will be eaten by some large and ferocious carnivore because I lack the appropriate fear of them. Sure I have respect for bears and sharks, but am known to go out of my way to see one.

It's a good thing I cache with my husband, who is the voice of reason.

that's alright...I tried to pick up a snake this weekend, and almost got bit for it. I know the "know no fear" attitude towards animals, and I think it will be my downfall, too.....

Edited August 23, 2005 by 4leafclover

August 23, 2005

The Looney Bin residents always go out with a partner when caching.

3.8k · August 23, 2005

Considering how many people geocache, it would be surprising if this was an isolated incident. I wonder how many people have died in their automobile while driving to or from a crache site?

My guess: there has been more than one person who has died while geocaching. :mad: :mad:

August 23, 2005

any one know any story like this one?

38.2k · August 23, 2005

At least he died doing something he loved!

I don't want to die doing something I love. I'd want to keep doing it. When I die I'd rather it was in the dentist chair, or waiting in line waiting to get my car inspected.

38.2k · August 23, 2005

any one know any story like this one?

There is at least one more. I recall a geocacher, I think in California or Arizona, who died of heatstroke while on a cache hunt.

2.2k · August 24, 2005

can't decide between dying old and surrounded by a large group of devoted family after having a full life or

quickly while happily doing something i love in the so called prime of life.

August 24, 2005

At least he died doing something he loved!

I don't want to die doing something I love. I'd want to keep doing it.

:laughing:

August 24, 2005

That is sad and I can see how something like this could happen. You get so focused on watching the GPS, you dont pay close attention to where you are walking.

5.3k · August 24, 2005

Webpage

all I get is a black screen

August 24, 2005

Considering how many people geocache, it would be surprising if this was an isolated incident. I wonder how many people have died in their automobile while driving to or from a crache site?

My guess: there has been more than one person who has died while geocaching.

I'm sure you are correct.

There is an Idaho cacher who hit a cow while out caching. It is some great reading. See here. He was fine, the car was not.

I also recall a story last December about some kids who went on their first geocache down in the Snake River canyon. They had to be rescued. I think they all lived, though one was pretty seriously injured. The cache they appeared to be attempting has clear instructions of how to safely access it, but they choose their own route, ran out of daylight and one fell attempting to climb back out.

Margo

August 24, 2005

There is an Idaho cacher who hit a cow while out caching. It is some great reading. See here. He was fine, the car was not.

The cow was doing some great reading ?

Oh, hit him with his car...had me scared there for a moment.

7.2k · August 24, 2005

can't decide between dying old and surrounded by a large group of devoted family after having a full life or

quickly while happily doing something i love in the so called prime of life.

Personally, I want to die like Grandpa, peacefully in his sleep.

...not screaming in terror like his passengers.

:laughing:

1.8k · August 24, 2005

sept1c_tank
Posted: Aug 23 2005, 03:35 PM

Considering how many people geocache, it would be surprising if this was an isolated incident. I wonder how many people have died in their automobile while driving to or from a crache site?

My guess: there has been more than one person who has died while geocaching.

I had a pretty serious wreck last year after planting a cache, on the way to church for a practice.

August 24, 2005

can't decide between dying old and surrounded by a large group of devoted family after having a full life or

quickly while happily doing something i love in the so called prime of life.

Personally, I want to die like Grandpa, peacefully in his sleep.

...not screaming in terror like his passengers.

I needed that laugh this morning...thank you!

9.4k · August 24, 2005

Anyone else notice that the reporter doesn't know what GPS stands for?

Chamberlain went on the scavenger hunt Saturday morning using a hi-tech GPS system he had just bought

That's right, it's the Global Positioning System System :laughing:

Or, Wow...that guy bought a whole GPS system?

1k · August 24, 2005

Do you think its redundant?

Is he repeating himself?

Is he saying things over and over in various ways?

1.1k · August 24, 2005

One it is an old article.

Two it could have happen to anyone out for a hike. Was the guy in Utah, I think, that cut his arm off caching or the guy fishing in Big Thompson Canyon in Colorado that had a rodk fall on him and kill him caching. So there is NO big deal it is like any thing in life.

cheers

August 24, 2005

I read somewhere that Golf has the highest death rate for sports or recreational activites.

Edited August 24, 2005 by Cruiserdude

6.5k · August 24, 2005

This was posted to the forum when it happened, in December of last year.

maybe he died again? :laughing:

August 24, 2005

Webpage

all I get is a black screen

you gotta give it time for the page to load fully

August 24, 2005

can't decide between dying old and surrounded by a large group of devoted family after having a full life or

quickly while happily doing something i love in the so called prime of life.

Personally, I want to die like Grandpa, peacefully in his sleep.

...not screaming in terror like his passengers.

I needed that laugh this morning...thank you!

I'll second that I'm still laughing

August 24, 2005

It's a good thing I cache with my husband, who is the voice of reason.

What was the question?

August 24, 2005

The question was

"When you see a bear, do you pet him and hug him and call him George, or do you head for the Jeep"?

August 24, 2005

people like timothy treadwell pet the bear, hug him, and call him george...

1k · August 25, 2005

Someone just posted this NY article in a letterboxing forum.

Although not directly attributed to Letterboxing or Geocaching, I thought the portion about pressing charges was...well, interesting.

Edited August 25, 2005 by tabulator32

August 25, 2005

Anyone else notice that the reporter doesn't know what GPS stands for?
Chamberlain went on the scavenger hunt Saturday morning using a hi-tech GPS system he had just bought

That's right, it's the Global Positioning System System

Or, Wow...that guy bought a whole GPS system?

Paid for it with money he withdrew from an Automated Teller Machine Machine.

August 25, 2005

people like timothy treadwell pet the bear, hug him, and call him george...

Yes, and Timothy T. died like Grandpa's passengers....screaming.

3.9k · August 25, 2005

Didn't the guy actually die from a heart attack? I thought the fall was subsiquent to the heart attack.

2.2k · August 26, 2005

why spoil a good story with facts? :anitongue:

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