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City by the Lake.org, The Voice of Michigan City, Indiana _ City Talk _ Boy rescued from under 11 feet of sand at Mt Baldy
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 05:02 PM
WSBT-TV
BREAKING NEWS: Emergency crews are on the scene of a rescue near Mount Baldy in Michigan City. Around 5:30 p.m, an 8-year-old boy fell into a hole, and first responders were working frantically to dig him out of the sand, which initial reports indicated was about 8 feet deep. LaPorte County Sheriff Mike Mollenhauer confirms the rescue effort. WSBT is monitoring the story and will bring you the latest on WSBT.com and on air as soon as we receive more information.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 05:03 PM
WNDU
According to our reporting partners at the Michigan City News Dispatch, an 8-year-old is submerged in a roughly 8-foot deep sand hole near Mount Baldy. EMS and fire crews are working to dig the child out. While they do so, the entrance to Mount Baldy is closed. We'll post updates as they become available.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 05:54 PM
http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-young-boy-falls-into-deep-sand-hole-near-mount-baldy-20130712,0,7490306.story
Around 5:30 p.m. EDT Friday, an 8-year-old boy fell into a hole, and first responders were working frantically to dig him out of the sand, which initial reports indicated was about 8 feet deep.
LaPorte County Sheriff Mike Mollenhauer confirms the rescue effort.
Two hours after the rescue effort began, Michigan City News-Dispatch Managing Editor Julie McClure reported the boy still had not been found. Michigan City police, fire and Department of Natural Resources are digging with heavy equipment.
The family of the victim moved from the scene to the beach around 7 p.m. EDT.
WSBT is monitoring the story and will bring you the latest on WSBT.com and on air as soon as we receive more information.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 06:09 PM
WNDU
UPDATE: An 8-year-old who fell into a roughly 8-foot deep sand hole near Mount Baldy still hasn't been found. According to our reporting partners at the Michigan City News Dispatch, emergency crews are using heavy equipment to try to dig the child out. It's now been more than two hours since he went missing. We'll continue to post updates as they become available.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 06:47 PM
ABC 7 Chicago's twitter page has a view from up above to give an idea of what is going on down on the beach.
https://twitter.com/ABC7Chicago/status/355845277791432705
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 07:19 PM
From the ND's Adam Parkhouse
Boy was pulled from the sand at just after 8 p.m. ... no other word from officials on whether or not he was found alive.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 07:25 PM
WSBT-TV
BREAKING NEWS IN DUNES RESCUE: Kelli Stopczynski WSBT tells us the boy who disappeared in a huge sand sinkhole late this afternoon in Michigan City has been found, although we cannot confirm right now if the 8-year-old was dead or alive. However, Kelli says the workers who pulled him out of the sand near Mount Baldy look extremely sad. The boy was taken away in an ambulance. We'll have a full live report on #wsbtnews at 11.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 07:38 PM
Michigan City News Dispatch
Mount Baldy will be closed through Sunday. Officials will evaluate the site to figure out what happened. Bruce Rowe, National Parks Service, says it appears to have occurred in a restoration area that is blocked off from the public. The family was no longer on site as of 8 p.m. but they are being notified by the National Parks Service.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 08:15 PM
The Deputy Coroner just posted that the child is still alive.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 08:32 PM
From the News Dispatch quotes from Mark Huffman
Huffman: "He has a chance." Boy is being taken to a hospital in Chicago.
Huffman: Family was present when boy was taken out of the sand. Still no word on where the boy was from.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 08:32 PM
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/boy-rescued-from-sand-hole-at-mount-baldy-after-/article_f6d51f19-8056-50a5-9889-6a48c5927428.html
MICHIGAN CITY | An 8-year-old boy was rescued from a sand hole Friday after a four-hour search on Michigan City's lakefront.
Michigan City Fire Chief Ralph Martin said there were signs of life in the boy.
''They say he was in pretty good shape. Our prayers are going out to the family and the child," Martin said.
Police and other emergency personnel were called about 4:30 p.m. to Mount Baldy, just west of the NIPSCO cooling tower off U.S. 12.
Pictures of the scene displayed by various media outlets showed searchers with a backhoe inside a large sand hole where the boy was thought to be.
Martin said it's believed the boy fell into the sand hole, which was at least 12 feet deep and was covered by sand that caved in from the sides.
The name of the boy was not available Friday night.
Emergency crews early in the search reportedly were able to see the top of the boy's head before more sand fell on top of him.
Martin said before 8 p.m. the boy had not yet been located and his parents were still at the scene.
Soon, the boy was located and taken to Franciscan St. Anthony Health in Michigan City, where preparations were being made to transfer him to a Chicago-area hospital.
Martin said the boy was finally located when searchers sticking probes into the sand kept hitting air pockets and then finally found an air pocket that contained the boy.
Members of the media and public were being kept away from the scene by emergency responders blocking the entrances into Mount Baldy and the NIPSCO property, which leads to the search area.
Martin said NIPSCO and local construction firms Woodruff and Sons and D & M Excavating helped by providing the machinery used in the search. The Red Cross was at the scene helping to provide food and water to searchers and family members.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 08:36 PM
From the News Dispatch quotes from Mark Huffman
Huffman: "He has a chance." Boy is being taken to a hospital in Chicago.
Huffman: Family was present when boy was taken out of the sand. Still no word on where the boy was from.
Huffman: Boy began making noises at approximately 8:30 p.m. at the hospital.
Huffman: "It's obviously a miracle."
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 09:22 PM
WNDU TV reporter just said the boy was actually 6 years old, and not 8 as originally reported.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 12 2013, 09:45 PM
http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-young-boy-falls-into-deep-sand-hole-near-mount-baldy-20130712,0,7490306.story
10:50 p.m. EDT, July 12, 2013
MICHIGAN CITY – It's being called "a miracle."
A 6-year-old boy, who was trapped in a huge sand hole near Mt. Baldy in Michigan City for more than 3 1/2 hours, is alive.
That's the official confirmation from LaPorte County Coroner John Sullivan, who spoke with WSBT.
The boy was originally reported as being 8-years-old, but park rangers corrected that late Friday night.
Around 5:30 p.m. EDT Friday, the boy fell into the hole.
Initial reports indicated the sand hole was about 8 feet deep, but now, we're learning the boy was found 34 feet below the surface.
Michigan City police, fire and Department of Natural Resources dug with heavy equipment to rescue the youngster.
The boy was taken away in an ambulance to Franciscan St. Anthony Health in Michigan City, where he showed signs of life around 9:30 p.m. EDT. WSBT reporter Kelli Stopczynski says he was being airlifted to another hospital.
WSBT has learned that during the early rescue attempt, emergency crews were able to see the top of the boy's head before more sand fell on top of the victim.
Mt. Baldy Park will be closed the rest of the weekend.
Park Ranger Bruce Rowe called it "unprecedented" and said he has never heard of a similar incident like this at Mt. Baldy.
Rowe says the accident appears to have occurred in a restoration area that is blocked off from the public.
In a news conference late Friday night, park rangers said they know the boy's family was visiting the area, and he is not from northwest Indiana.
The sand is being put back into the hole where the boy was found.
Photo courtesy of WLS-TV, Chicago.
Posted by: diggler Jul 13 2013, 06:08 AM
Yeah, well, that figures.
Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 13 2013, 06:12 AM
The victim is being treated at University of Chicago Comer Children's hospital.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 13 2013, 08:23 AM
ABC 7 Chicago is reporting on Twitter that according to family the boy recused last night from Mt Baldy is expected to recover. Also they reported on their most recent newscast that his injuries were non-lifethreatening.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 13 2013, 09:38 AM
http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-young-boy-falls-into-deep-sand-hole-near-mount-baldy-20130712,0,7490306.story
It happened near Mount Baldy at Lake Michigan around 4:30 p.m. He was trapped for over three hours and pulled out alive after being trapped under 11 feet of sand.
And as WSBT's Kelli Stopczynski reports, there are still a lot of questions about how this could have happened.
“This is unprecedented,” said park ranger Bruce Rowe.
It happened so fast.
Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 13 2013, 11:34 AM
Yeah, well, that figures.
That's why I quit taking youngsters to Mt. Baldy, the last three seasons 90% of Mt. Baldy has been off limits due to the dune restoration and sometimes it's nearly impossible to keep kids from going off in different directions.
Posted by: diggler Jul 13 2013, 02:28 PM
I was actually planning to climb the now treacherous sand dune this summer, just to take a peak inside the ISP.Lot of tourists will be second guessing it now.
Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 13 2013, 04:17 PM
The victims name is Nathan Woessner from Sterling, IL..
http://www.wsbt.com/wsbt-boy-rescued-from-sinkhole-identified-20130713,0,6044387.story
Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 14 2013, 09:13 AM
Audio of the initial 911 emergency call:
http://tribwgntv.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/07-12-13-16-20-46-emergency-cell-911-13.wav
Posted by: diggler Jul 14 2013, 02:36 PM
Still in critical last I heard.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 15 2013, 07:10 AM
Powerful rescue details
http://thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2013/07/14/news/local/doc51e1f4ec00aa0679272986.txt
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 15 2013, 03:00 PM
Michigan City Police Department
Mount Baldy Closure Extended at National Lakeshore:
INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: The National Park Service has extended the closure of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Mount Baldy indefinitely. The extension is needed to bring in additional resources for the investigation of the hole that opened up on July 12 trapping a six-year old boy for 3 ½ hours. The boy was rescued and is currently in critical condition at a Chicago hospital.
Based on evidence gathered at the scene, park officials are looking into the possibility that the hole was created by a long-buried tree that had decomposed leaving a void in the sand. While no such occurrence has ever been observed in the park, officials plan to bring in ground sensing equipment to look under the surface of the dune to see if voids or other potential hazards can be identified. Additional expertise is being sought from the Geologic Resource Division of the National Park Service and other sources. A safety protocol is also being developed before park staff or researchers are allowed onto Mt. Baldy.
Park officials stress that the closure is being strictly enforced to protect the public. The closure includes, Mount Baldy, its parking lot, trails and beach area. Signs are posted warning of the closure. Anyone entering the closed area is subject to law enforcement action.
www.nps.gov/indu
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is part of the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 401 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 16 2013, 07:52 AM
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/doctor-hopes-for-full-recovery-for-boy-trapped-in-sand/article_571b3cbd-3261-53d9-a8d7-bbf03070b919.html
CHICAGO | Nathan Woessner, the 6-year-old boy who was swallowed in a sinkhole at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, is expected to be taken off a ventilator by the end of the week and released from the hospital in 10 to 14 days.
His doctor, Tracy Koogler, said she hoped for a full recovery but said the sand in his lungs could potentially cause long term problems.
The Sterling, Ill., boy is being treated at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, said Loma Wong, a spokeswoman for The University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences.
He fell 11 feet into the sand at Mount Baldy while climbing to the top with his father during a family vacation.
Woessner remains sedated while doctors try to wash his lungs clean of sand.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 16 2013, 07:54 AM
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/park-service-will-search-for-possible-hidden-hazards-on-mount/article_d56d7480-541b-522e-ad03-985f60f4b231.html
A cavity halfway up the sand dune, which towers 123 feet over the nearby Lake Michigan shoreline, swallowed Nathan Woessner, 6, of Sterling, Ill., on Friday afternoon. Rescuers eventually dug him out from a hole 11-feet deep.
The accident has launched an investigation and debate into whether forces of geology and weather caused this cavity or it was man-made.
Bruce Rowe, public information officer of the park service, said Monday they are looking into the possibility the hole was created by a long-buried tree that had decomposed and left a void in the sand.
The park service is bringing in ground-sensing equipment to look under the dune's surface "to see if voids or other potential hazards can be identified."
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 16 2013, 08:58 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/involved-agree-sand-dune-rescue-miracle-205059378.html
More than three hours later, rescuers pulled Nathan out from under 11 feet of sand on Friday. He showed no signs of life: He was cold to the touch, had no pulse and wasn't breathing. His limp body was put into the back of a pickup truck, which started toward a waiting ambulance.
The plan was to take him to the hospital rather than the coroner's office, even if he was dead, in order to "give the family and rescue workers hope," La Porte (Ind.) County Chief Deputy Coroner Mark Huffman said Monday.
As the truck bounced over the dune, a medic noticed something astonishing: The boy took a breath. Then, a cut on his head started bleeding. The jolt apparently shocked Nathan's body back to life, Huffman said. Nathan was rushed to the hospital and was crying in the emergency room when Huffman arrived a few minutes later.
"Man, I tell you that was such a great feeling," Huffman said. "This is not something that I as the chief deputy coroner get to report that often. It's an absolute miracle this child survived."
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Nathan, of Sterling, Ill., remains in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, but he is expected to recover and be released in 10 to 14 days, Dr. Tracy Koogler said Monday. Of greatest concern is his lungs, as the amount of sand he breathed in could lead to asthma-like symptoms, she said.
Don Reul, Nathan's grandfather, was getting ready for bed after a long day of tooling around on motorcycles in New York state with his wife and another couple when the phone rang. On the other end was the "hysterical" voice of his daughter, Faith Woessner.
"She said, 'Dad, Dad, we can't find him, he's under the sand,'" said Reul, a minister from Galva, Ill.
But he understood little else, and by the time he hung up, he believed that his grandson had fallen on the beach at Indiana Dunes National Seashore and had been pulled into Lake Michigan.
"I said, 'Nathan has died, he's drowned,'" Reul told his wife.
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Don Ruel, the grandfather of six year-old Nathan Woessner speaks during a news conference, at the Un …
The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, running for about 25 miles along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, is a popular vacation spot that has long attracted families, hikers and birdwatchers. The dune Nathan fell feet-first into is one of the tallest, the 123-foot-tall Mount Baldy.
Nathan's 8-year-old friend rushed to where his dad and Nathan's dad were, and told them Nathan had vanished. Reul said that by the time Nathan's father found the hole, he could hear his son, but not see him.
The two men frantically dug sand from the spot where Nathan had fallen, but stopped after it was about 4 feet deep, Reul said, realizing they might have driven Nathan "deeper and deeper." Faith Woessner, meanwhile, was begging people to help them dig.
Michigan City, Ind., firefighters soon arrived and excavating companies brought backhoes and other heavy equipment to try to catch up with the boy, who was still sinking into the sand. According to media reports, the first responders pushed a rod down into the sand in the hopes of finding the boy.
Hours passed without a sign of Nathan. Huffman, the coroner, who said he had been hanging back from the dig site out of respect for the family, arrived on the scene, which Reul said must have been a sure sign that officials feared the worst: It wouldn't be a rescue.
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Then, volunteer firefighter Ryan Miller, the vice president of an excavating company, spotted the outline of what looked like a rotten tree about 11 feet down — maybe more — and pushed the rod until it stopped at the boy. Michigan City firefighter Brad Kreighbaum reached down and "felt what he believed to be Nathan's head," Miller said.
It was just in time, as there was no air pocket surrounding Nathan.
"He was fully encapsulated in sand," Miller said, noting it took about five firefighters to pull him out.
Once the family heard the boy was bleeding, Reul said, "Hope began to bubble up ... that Nathan's not gone."
He was airlifted Friday night to the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital from an Indiana hospital.
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"I expected him to arrive much sicker than he did," said Koogler, medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit.
Nathan was sedated so doctors could remove as much of the sand in his lungs as possible. She said Monday doctors don't see any more sand particles but believe some are still in there.
Doctors also said early neurological tests didn't reveal any brain damage; Nathan can move his arms, legs, fingers and toes. Koogler also said Nathan's eyes appear to be fine, adding he must have had closed them while buried in the sand.
She said the biggest concern remains the boy's lungs, telling reporters Monday that Nathan could develop asthmalike symptoms in the months to come but that the injury to his lungs was "not nearly as severe as I expected it to be."
Koogler said if Nathan continues to recover at the same rate, he would likely be taken off the ventilator by the end of the week and released from the hospital in 10 to 14 days, but may need another month in a rehab facility.
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In this July 12, 2013, photo rescue workers with heavy equipment working to free 6-year-old Nathan W …
In six months, she said, 'I'm hoping that he's going to be acting like a normal 6- to 7-year-old, riding a bicycle, doing what a normal 6- or 7-year-old does."
Reul said that before he and his wife heard anything about his grandson, he experienced sharp, stabbing pains in his chest. Reul was not ready to say Monday that those pains happened at approximately the time his grandson fell into the sinkhole.
But he was sure of what happened after: "It is a miracle."
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 16 2013, 09:07 AM
There has been a fund to help the family of the Mt Baldy Miracle through the efforts of 4 of the firefighters who helped at the rescue scene. All of the details are available here at the Unity Foundation of LaPorte County's website, following this link.
http://uflc.net/funds/the-mount-baldy-miracle/
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 17 2013, 05:35 PM
http://www.in.gov/activecalendar/EventList.aspx?view=EventDetails&eventidn=113548&information_id=184845&type=&syndicate=syndicate
“As I told Michigan City Mayor Ron Meer yesterday, I express my deepest admiration and utmost gratitude for the Michigan City first responders and all others involved whose efforts were paramount to the rescue of young Nathan Woessner last week.
“They include the Michigan City Police and Fire Departments, Fire Chief Ronnie Martin, Firefighter Brad Kreighbaum, the LaPorte County EMS, St. Anthony Health in Michigan City, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park Rangers, including Bruce Rowe, the University of Chicago Medical Center and Comer’s Children’s Hospital, including Dr. Tracy Koogler and fellow doctors, D&M Excavators, Woodruff & Son Excavators, NIPSCO, the Red Cross, LaPorte Deputy Coroner Mark Huffman, volunteer firefighter Ryan Miller, local lifeguards and volunteers. Their courage, commitment and persistence epitomize the character of our great state and illustrate for the world the quality and compassion of Hoosiers.
“As the young boy’s father said to me, ‘This is everyone’s miracle.’ I wholeheartedly agree and commend these brave men and women for their swift work in bringing this young boy to safety and improved health.”
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 18 2013, 07:05 AM
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/local-doctor-shares-story-of-treating-boy-who-fell-in/article_d8ce0562-8280-5c9b-af1f-940b150a3b98.html
The Investigation
The National Park Service will use special equipment to study the ground beneath Mount Baldy to try to determine why it swallowed 6-year-old Nathan Woessner.
The Illinois child remained in critical but stable condition Wednesday, after falling into a hole at the dune Friday, where he was trapped more than three hours under 11 feet of sand.
Bruce Rowe, a ranger at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, said rescuers found decayed bark when they reached Nathan, indicating a decayed tree trunk might have caused the hole.
Source: Associated Press
MICHIGAN CITY | Word arrived about 4 p.m. Friday. A boy was trapped under the weight of Mount Baldy, a behemoth sand dune at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
The boy was vacationing with his family and stepped into a sinkhole.
Nearly 2 miles away, the emergency room staff at Franciscan St. Anthony Health hospital in Michigan City was in a holding pattern on the case.
"At that point, it was 'possibly somebody buried,'" Dr. Justin Hepker said.
Hepker, a new doctor, was on duty that day in the emergency room.
"It was my third shift here," he said. "I literally graduated residency and had been a full-time doctor for two weeks."
He and the rest of the team waited.
"It became hour after hour of waiting," he said.
After digging more than three hours, rescuers pulled 6-year-old Nathan Woessner from under 11 feet of sand. Five minutes later, he arrived in the Michigan City emergency room. His eyes were open.
"He was not responding very much," Hepker said.
First responders had stabilized the Sterling, Ill., boy's spine and administered oxygen, but he was still in bad shape.
"He was very sick when he hit our ER," Hepker said. "He was very cold, just being that deep under the ground. He was in shock."
Doctors think he may have been saved by an air pocket in the dune.
Still, his airway was filled with sand, blocking Hepker's first attempt at inserting a breathing tube. Nathan was dehydrated, so a hole was drilled into his leg bone to administer fluids via an intraosseous IV. The procedure, although it may sound gruesome, is common practice, efficient and less painful than a peripheral IV, Hepker said.
Sand was everywhere — in clothes, on the floor.
As staff worked to stabilize the boy, Hepker said his adrenaline took over and trauma care procedures kicked in.
"There's no textbook way to prepare for a burial (victim)," he said.
Hepker's rotation at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn — the nation's fourth-busiest trauma center — helped prepare him.
"As an ER doctor, you go back to the basics," he said. "Not panic. Not go off course. That's what we're trained for — to stay calm."
In a short amount of time, Nathan was ready for transfer to the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital.
"We put the airway in, got fluids going," Hepker said. "The decision to transfer was made before he got to the ER. We have a lot of capabilities, but at the end of the day, he needs specialists."
Hepker said the teamwork to stabilize the boy and have him airlifted to Chicago was amazing. Only 47 minutes lapsed from the time Nathan was pulled from the dune until he was loaded in the helicopter.
"It was just an awesome effort," Hepker said.
Hepker remains close to the boy's family, getting daily updates on his condition.
Nathan remains in critical condition, receiving daily saltwater flushes on his lungs. Doctors hope that with rehabilitation, he can attend school in the fall and return to a normal life.
Posted by: diggler Jul 18 2013, 07:47 AM
They'll have to REMOVE Mount Baldy to make the park safe for the future.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 18 2013, 08:07 AM
They'll have to REMOVE Mount Baldy to make the park safe for the future.
Let me get Ball Mason on the line...
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 18 2013, 11:43 AM
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/no-answers-yet-on-what-caused-mount-baldy-s-collapse/article_e67e33f6-074d-560f-bfbd-4f02765910fb.html
Local doctor shares story of treating boy who fell in dune
MICHIGAN CITY | Word arrived about 4 p.m. Friday. A boy was trapped under the weight of Mount Baldy, a behemoth sand dune at the Indiana Dunes… Read more
MICHIGAN CITY | The collapse of a portion of Mount Baldy nearly a week ago remains a mystery and still has geologists from across the nation scratching their heads.
Bruce Rowe, a ranger at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, said reports from staff members at a meeting Thursday morning held no revelations.
Rowe said staff talked to experts in the Geological Resource Division of the National Park Service and geologists from various universities who specialize in the Great Lakes Coastal region.
"Even the experts we went to are stumped," he said.
It has been nearly a week since the sand dune opened up and swallowed 6-year-old Nathan Woessner of Sterling, Ill. He remains in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital. He was buried in 11 feet of sand for more than three hours July 12 before rescuers found him.
The next step, said Rowe, is to bring in equipment to conduct two levels of study on the area.
First, a conductivity survey of all 43 acres of the face of Mount Baldy will be conducted. That equipment has the ability to find anomalies below the surface of the sand. Then, when those anomalies are found, ground penetrating radar will be brought in to investigate the areas further.
Rowe said it could be a couple of weeks before the equipment is brought in.
Until then, the Mount Baldy area will remain closed to visitors. Rowe said they will install more closure signs on the beach side of the dune to advise people to stay off.
They are also putting together a safety protocol for staff members or researchers in the area. Until that is completed, staff is also banned from the area.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 18 2013, 12:06 PM
WSBT-TV
#BreakingNews: Good news! The boy rescued from a sinkhole in Michigan City has been upgraded from critical to serious condition.
Posted by: diggler Jul 18 2013, 02:06 PM
Boy swallowed by dune upgraded to serious condition
By: Associated Press
Updated: Thu 3:32 PM, Jul 18, 2013
Michigan City, Ind. Doctors say the 6-year-old Illinois boy rescued after spending hours buried beneath an Indiana sand dune is improving at a Chicago hospital.
Dr. Rachel Wolfson of Comer Children's Hospital says Nathan Woessner's condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. He's been removed from a ventilator and he's breathing on his own. The doctor says he's recovering from sedation and he continues to respond to commands.
The Sterling boy was buried for more than three hours at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore before rescuers pulled him from 11 feet of sand on Friday. He was limp and cold, but began breathing on his way to the hospital.
Doctors have said the boy is expected to make a full neurological recovery, though he may suffer lingering lung problems from inhaling sand.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 22 2013, 08:38 AM
A heartfelt thank you from the family of the Mt Baldy Miracle. Awesome stuff.
http://www.today.com/news/parents-boy-buried-3-hours-sand-thank-god-rescuers-6C10701861
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 22 2013, 11:48 AM
"Nathan is listed in good condition and continues to improve. He returns to a regular diet today and can leave his room to visit the playroom," says Dr. Diana Mitchell, 6-year-old Nathan Woessner's current physician. More here: http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-child-rescued-after-sand-dune-accident-in-good-condition-returning-to-regular-diet-20130722,0,1977705.story
Posted by: diggler Jul 23 2013, 07:15 AM
Usually you hear stories about predator dunes child snatchers, rip tide drownings and the like, but nothing....nothing like this.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 23 2013, 09:07 AM
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/boy-swallowed-by-sandy-sinkhole-continues-to-improve/article_894b13fb-76a1-5213-87f8-8e7e71af8a21.html
CHICAGO | Six-year-old Nathan Woessner of Sterling, Ill, continues to improve 10 days after being rescued from beneath 11 feet of sand July 12 at the Mount Baldy area of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
In a statement released Monday by The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, officials said Nathan is in good condition and continues to improve.
"He returns to a regular diet today and can leave his room to visit the playroom," said Dr. Diana Mitchell in a written statement.
Nathan was buried for more than three hours in Mount Baldy before rescuers were able to reach him. He was breathing on his own when he first arrived at the hospital. Doctors said an air pocket in the dune could be the reason he survived.
He has since been at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital where his condition continues to steadily improve. On Friday, Nathan began eating for the first time.
Nathan's parents, Greg and Faith Woessner, appeared on the "Today Show" on Monday. His parents recounted the chaotic scene of rescuers trying to pull his son from the sinkhole.
"I just had such panic and fear and desperation to get to him," Faith Woessner said.
Greg Woessner told the "Today Show" he remembers frantically running toward his son.
"This sense of calmness held me tight just to focus on what we needed to do that day," he said on the program.
When the boy was intubated, two front teeth that had been loose were knocked out, according to his grandfather, Don Reul.
"We're saving them for him, and they're going to put them under his pillow at some point," Reul told The LaPorte Herald-Argus.
Nathan sustained scrapes on his face and a cut on his head that required more than 20 staples, and his each of his corneas was scratched from the sand, his grandfather said.
"The ophthalmologist has been in, and they don't see anything (serious). His motor skills are good so there doesn't seem to be any damage in that area," Reul said. "He's coming along at a rapid rate in his recovery, so we're just really happy about where things are and how they're progressing.
Since coming out of a coma and starting to speak to relatives, the boy has not mentioned his entrapment, the grandfather added.
"He hasn't had any recollection so far that he's told us about, and we're hoping that he has none," Reul said.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 23 2013, 12:45 PM
More great news on 6-year-old Nathan Woessner! Nathan's doctors say he is being transferred from the intensive care unit to a general pediatric medicine unit.
"Nathan is listed in good condition. He has been transferred from the intensive care unit to a general pediatric medicine unit. He is eating well, is active and continues to improve. The staples used to close a laceration on the back of his head will be removed today."
More photos here: http://www.wsbt.com/entertainment/photogalleries/wsbt-photos-nathan-woessners-journey-through-recovery-20130723,0,4107874.photogallery
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 24 2013, 11:38 AM
WNDU WNDU 19m
Nathan Woessner, the 6-year-old rescued from an Indiana sand dune, was discharged from the hospital Tues. afternoon pic.twitter.com/nQLv5iNRHD
Posted by: diggler Jul 24 2013, 02:22 PM
Boy rescued from sand hole released from hospital
By: Newscenter 16
Updated: Wed 2:51 PM, Jul 24, 2013
A 6-year-old Illinois boy who survived being buried by a sand dune has been released from the hospital, 12 days after the accident in Indiana initially left him in a coma.
Officials say Nathan Woessner of Sterling was discharged late Tuesday afternoon from the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital.
The boy was rescued after being buried for more than three hours on July 12 in a dune called Mount Baldy at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
The hospital says Nathan will continue to receive rehabilitative therapy. Doctors say he walked without assistance Sunday and was cleared to visit the hospital playroom Monday.
Doctors have said Nathan is expected to make a full neurological recovery but may suffer lingering lung problems from inhaling sand.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 5 2013, 09:08 AM
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/indiana&id=9195566
Updated at 09:50 AM today
August 5, 2013 (MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.) (WLS) -- Michigan City officials planned Monday to honor nearly two dozen Michigan City firefighters for helping to rescue 6-year-old Nathan Woessner when he was buried in the Indiana Dunes last month.
Nathan was swallowed up by a sinkhole and spent nearly four hours beneath the sand before he was rescued.
He is back home after spending a couple weeks in the hospital.
Posted by: ChickenCityRoller Aug 5 2013, 09:21 AM
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/indiana&id=9195566
They aren't going to include Ryan Miller from D&M excavating or Todd Bell from Woodruff and Sons? Without the help of those two and their companies, the little boy would NOT have been found, at least not in the condition he was.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 12 2013, 09:15 AM
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/08/12/feds-launch-probe-into-mt-baldy-dune-collapse/
Federal investigators are using “ground-sensing equipment” on Monday to investigate Mount Baldy – a 43-acre sand dune at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore near Michigan City, Ind.
That section of the park has been closed to the public since July 12 when Nathan Woessner of Sterling, Ill., disappeared into the collapsed sand.
He was in the hospital for two weeks before returning home.
Rescue officials say he survived because he was trapped in an air pocket.
He was treated at the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s hospital, for critical injuries to his lungs after inhaling sand.
He was released last month, after a recovery that amazed his father, Greg Woessner.
“To be where we are, after only two weeks, is phenomenal,” Greg Woessner said.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 12 2013, 11:50 AM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-indiana-dunes-boy-trapped-sand-mt-baldy-20130812,0,6154247.story
By Ellen Jean Hirst Tribune reporter
11:27 a.m. CDT, August 12, 2013
MICHIGAN CITY, IND.—
In an effort to discover how a 6-year-old boy became trapped under 11 feet of sand at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore last month, the National Park Service and Environmental Protection Agency this morning are beginning an on-site investigation using ground-sensing equipment.
Mount Baldy at the national park has been closed since the July 12 incident.
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Bruce Rowe, an Indiana Dunes spokesperson, said investigators will search for additional anomalies in the sand dune. They will also look into whether a rotting tree beneath the dune could have caused the apparent hole and the air pocket that kept Nathan Woessner alive for nearly four hours.
"We have no intention of reopening the dune until we understand the science behind what happened," Rowe said this morning.
A man pushing a $30,000 ground penetrating radar cart followed a woman with a specialized GPS machine strapped to her back on Mount Baldy as they began tracking 42 square acres of open sand at the dune.
The radar takes ultrasound images up to 30 feet below the surface.
Scientists with the EPA — which is providing equipment and personnel — will analyze the images for anomalies such as buried trees.
Rowe said the search has implications for moving dunes across the country, if the team can identify what causes holes in the dunes.
After Nathan's story was broadcast across the country, several people contacted the National Park Service to report that they had also witnessed holes in lakeside dunes.
One man, Rowe said, fell into a hole to his knees on the eastern part of Mount Baldy. A woman reported seeing a hole in a southwest Michigan dune as well, he said.
As far as how long the investigation will take, EPA officials were unsure, because this type of search is unprecedented.
"We'll be out here as long as it takes," said Francisco Arcaute, an EPA spokesman.
Nathan, of Sterling, Ill., has since made a nearly full recovery.
ehirst@tribune.com | Twitter: @ellenjeanhirst
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 13 2013, 10:12 AM
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/what-caused-mount-baldy-sinkhole/article_c1ff0961-0a97-55a1-abb2-679adcd90b6d.html
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MICHIGAN CITY | A month after 6-year-old Nathan Woessner was swallowed by a sinkhole, officials are still trying to figure out why it happened and if it could happen again.
Environmental Protection Agency officials began using two pieces of equipment Monday on the surface of Mount Baldy to determine if there are any additional voids or anomalies below its surface that could be a danger to visitors.
The park, a site of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, has been closed since July 12 and will not reopen until National Park Service officials can assure visitor safety, IDNL spokesman Bruce Rowe said.
Rowe hesitated Monday when asked if that meant the popular site for climbing sand dunes and swimming in Lake Michigan's waters could, possibly, never reopen to the public.
"It will not open if it is dangerous to the public," he said, adding nothing like this has ever happened at the dunes before.
The EPA Region 5 Chicago office provided a ground penetrating radar unit and a GPS unit, said Francisco Arcaute, spokesman for Region 5 EPA. The cost of the equipment is $30,000, but is being shared with the NPS at no cost.
The equipment, Arcaute said, can look below the surface of the dunes as deep as 30 feet.
"It will be here as long as it is needed," Arcaute said, adding the equipment is from the EPA's Super Fund division.
Officials had no timeline as to how long it would take to walk the 42 acres that make up Mount Baldy, nor how long it would take to analyze any images from the underground survey. Arcaute said any additional equipment deemed necessary would be brought in to the site.
Rowe said they will also conduct a conductivity study on the dune, but that equipment from the EPA was not yet on the site.
The Sterling, Ill., boy fell into a hole on July 12, under some 11 feet of sand. Workers unearthed Nathan after more than three hours of digging. The boy was was transported first to a local hospital, then to The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital. He remained hospitalized for about two week before being released. He is expected to fully recover.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 14 2013, 09:38 AM
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/New-hole-found-at-Indiana-dune-that-swallowed-boy-219575071.html
The National Park Service says a crew using ground-sensing equipment to examine Mount Baldy at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore found a 10-inch wide hole resembling the size and shape of the hole described by the boy's family.
Park Service officials say the hole appears to be about 5-feet deep. More equipment is being brought in to collect sand from various depths for analysis by geologists and hydrologists. The dune remains closed to the public.
Emergency workers freed Nathan Woessner (WAYZ'-ner), of Sterling, Ill., after he disappeared under the sand for more than three hours on July 12. He was hospitalized for two weeks.
Posted by: diggler Aug 14 2013, 09:55 AM
So I guess they'll eventually determine if the park is plagued with SINKHOLES. It be a crying shame if the dunes wind up like Florida.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 14 2013, 10:04 AM
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/national-park-service-finds-additional-hole-at-mount-baldy/article_6a4e91af-4f2e-52b5-8639-aeb5f1416267.html
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MICHIGAN CITY | Investigators have discovered another hole at the Mount Baldy dune similar to the hole that enveloped an 11-year-old Illinois boy in July.
The National Park Service and the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday began using sensing equipment at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to look for anomalies in the sand dune.
Supervisory Park Ranger Bruce Rowe, who is the public information officer for the IDNL, announced Wednesday morning that investigators found a hole, about 10-inches in diameter, in the surface of the dune. The hole resembles the size and shape of the hole described by the family of Nathan Woessner, the boy who was trapped under the sand for several hours..
Rowe said the hole appeared to be five feet deep but may have been deeper and the sand at the bottom was very loose. Investigators say the hole was not created by human activity and is believed to have formed as a natural phenomenon. Samples of the sand and debris within the hole have been collected and will be analyzed.
Rowe said more equipment was being taken to Mount Baldy on Wednesday to collect sand samples from various depths within the hole, if it still exists, and areas near the location of the hole.
The samples could provide the dates of the sand deposition under this area of loose sand, he said.
Among the testing conducted this week by the EPA was ground-penetrating radar, which investigators hope will create a three-dimensional model of the dune.
The Mount Baldy area of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will remain closed to the public until further notice.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 14 2013, 10:06 AM
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore News Release
Release Date: August 14, 2013
National Park Service Finds Additional Hole at Mt. Baldy
INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: On Monday, August 12, 2013, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 (EPA), began using sensing equipment to look for anomalies, gaps, and holes in the Mt. Baldy dune of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. This investigation is a follow-up to the rescue of Nathan Woessner from a hole that had developed in the dune in July. (Note to editors: the hole that led to the rescue was not a sinkhole and should not be referred to as a sinkhole).
During the course of the work investigators found a hole, approximately 10-inches in diameter, in the surface of the dune. The hole resembles the size and shape of the hole described by the Woessner family. The hole appeared to be 5-feet deep but may have been deeper as the sand at the bottom was very loose. The hole was not created by any human activity and is believed to have formed as a natural phenomenon. Samples of the sand and debris within the hole have been collected and will be analyzed.
Additional equipment will be brought to Mt. Baldy on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, to collect sand samples from various depths within the hole, if it still exists, and areas near the location of the hole. The samples could provide the dates of the sand deposition under this area of loose sand.
The National Park Service has developed an investigation team comprised of NPS geologists and hydrologists and university researchers from several disciplines. The team will collectively make decisions about the progression of the investigation into the phenomenon associated with the conditions on Mt. Baldy.
The EPA conducted limited ground-penetrating radar (GPR) testing at Mt. Baldy on Monday, August 12, 2013 to initiate the park investigation. It is hoped that the GPR can provide a 3-D model of the dune (inside and out) as well as locate any anomalies within the dune that might require further investigation.
Additional testing and analysis of results will take weeks and the entire Mt. Baldy area will remain closed to the public until further notice. “We realize that many people would like to visit Mt. Baldy and we regret that the area is closed,” said park superintendent Constantine Dillon, “but the fact that we do not know what caused the original hole, and that a new hole has spontaneously appeared, reinforces our concern that Mt. Baldy is not safe for visitors at this time.”
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Posted by: Ang Aug 14 2013, 11:16 AM
Aliens from the Planet P are taking the sand in the middle of the night to make blue glass on thier planet......
Posted by: diggler Aug 15 2013, 04:55 PM
An area at Central Beach, adjacent to Mount Baldy, is closed. The National Park Service has extended the closure of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Mount Baldy section indefinitely during an investigation after Nathan Woessner was swallowed up in a sinkhole in the sand.
August 14, 2013 11:30 am • Times Staff
MICHIGAN CITY | Investigators have discovered another hole at the Mount Baldy dune similar to the hole that enveloped a 6-year-old Illinois boy in July.
The National Park Service and the Environmental Protection
Agency on Monday began using sensing equipment at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to look for anomalies in the sand dune.
Supervisory Park Ranger Bruce Rowe, who is the public information officer for the IDNL, announced Wednesday morning investigators found a hole, about 10 inches in diameter, in the surface of the dune. The hole resembles the size and shape of the hole described by the family of Nathan Woessner, the boy who was trapped under the sand for several hours.
Rowe said the hole appeared to be 5-feet deep but may have been deeper and the sand at the bottom was very loose. Investigators said the hole was not created by human activity and is believed to have formed as a natural phenomenon. Samples of the sand and debris within the hole have been collected and will be analyzed.
Rowe said more equipment was being taken to Mount Baldy on Wednesday to collect sand samples from various depths within the hole, if it still exists, and areas near the location of the hole.
The samples could provide the dates of the sand deposition under this area of loose sand, he said.
Among the testing conducted this week by the EPA was ground-penetrating radar, which investigators hope will create a three-dimensional model of the dune.
The Mount Baldy area of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will remain closed to the public until further notice.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 19 2013, 02:13 PM
City By the Lake.org
Press Release from the Mayor's Office about next Wednesday.
For Immediate Release
Date: August 19, 2013
Phone: (219) 873-1400
Fax: (219) 873-1515
Contact: Kalon Kubik
“Miracle at Mt. Baldy Recognition Programs”
Michigan City, IN ---Mayor Ron Meer and the City of Michigan City, Indiana announce a dual recognition program honoring all of the agencies and individuals involved in the rescue of Nathan Woessner on Wednesday, August 28, 2013.
The first recognition program will be conducted by Indiana Governor Mike Pence at Michigan City City Hall (100 E. Michigan Boulevard) at 11:00 a.m. and will run approximately one hour.
At approximately 1:00 p.m., Mayor Meer and the City of Michigan City will present a recognition program in the Stardust Events Center at the Blue Chip Casino (777 Blue Chip Drive) in Michigan City.
Nathan Woessner and Family plan on being in attendance at both programs.
Posted by: diggler Aug 19 2013, 03:58 PM
http://bit.ly/14QAagZ
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 20 2013, 06:10 AM
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9211574
And on Monday, he headed back to school after weeks of rehabilitation and recovery.
The 6-year-old and his parents spoke with ABC7's Evelyn Holmes about his first day of school, how their son is feeling and his incredible recovery. Nathan Woessner looks like any other 6-year old as he plays with his brothers and sister and other kids at the park after his first day of school.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 27 2013, 03:01 PM
Remember...
GOVERNOR PENCE TO HONOR HOOSIER HEROES
FOR INDIANA DUNES RESCUE IN LAPORTE COUNTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2013
Indianapolis, IN - Tomorrow, Governor Mike Pence will honor Hoosier heroes whose efforts saved the life of young Nathan Woessner, age 6, of Sterling, Illinois, who was trapped under eleven feet of sand for more than three hours on Friday, July 12. Details below.
Wednesday, August 28:
11:00 a.m. CDT - Governor Mike Pence will honor Hoosier heroes who assisted in the rescue of Nathan Woessner, age 6
*Media are welcome to attend.
Michigan City City Hall, 100 W. Michigan Boulevard, Michigan City, IN
Posted by: diggler Aug 28 2013, 12:30 PM
Pence lauds rescuers who saved boy buried in dune
By: NewsCenter16 Staff
Updated: Wed 2:19 PM, Aug 28, 2013
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is praising more than 100 people who helped rescue a 6-year-old Illinois boy buried beneath 11 feet of sand at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for more than three hours last month.
Pence told people gathered in Michigan City on Wednesday that Nathan Woessner of Sterling, Ill., became "the miracle of Mount Baldy" when he was pulled alive from the sand on July 12.
All 135 rescuers received certificates for their efforts and were thanked by Nathan's parents. Many hugged the boy.
A second event honoring the rescuers was scheduled later Wednesday at Blue Chip Casino.
Nathan was hospitalized for two weeks but has recovered and has started first grade. The National Park Service is trying to determine what caused Nathan to become trapped.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 28 2013, 12:44 PM
It was a great and powerful ceremony.
Posted by: Ang Aug 29 2013, 09:57 AM
I saw the news coverage on ABC, very touching....brought tears to my eyes!
Posted by: taxthedeer Aug 29 2013, 10:50 AM
I watched the City Hall ceremony this morning on the ALCO site.
http://alc.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=ca5d3e27d2df693d548fdcdd99aaa29d
Posted by: taxthedeer Aug 31 2013, 07:21 AM
I watched the Blue Chip ceremony this morning, the slideshow presentation with Fire Radio Calls were played and the part at the end of the presentation where all the rescuers names were displayed as well as the part in the ceremony when the EMT's were introduced was very emotional.
http://alc.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=a0819f4a215ae1712596f44ed70abc74
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 3 2013, 06:00 AM
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/mount-baldy-study-continues-as-city-preps-for-governor-s/article_99beb435-2f2f-5829-b50f-7df914ec6d42.html
About a dozen workers from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Park Service used conductivity equipment to scan the large sand dune looking for any abnormalities beneath the surface, said Bruce Rowe, a spokesman for the National Park Service.
Rowe said about half of the 42 acres of Mount Baldy were covered on Monday.
Crews are scheduled to go back out with the ground-penetrating equipment on Wednesday to scan, perhaps, the remainder of the acreage, Rowe said.
Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 12 2014, 07:36 PM
Today is the 1 year anniversary of the Miracle on Mr. Baldy.
Posted by: diggler Jul 13 2014, 12:02 AM
The closure of Mt. Baldy is a fitting memorial.
Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 13 2014, 08:22 AM
The closure of Mt. Baldy is a fitting memorial.
I feel that is the main reason Mt. Baldy remains closed.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jul 14 2014, 08:03 AM
I know people are not going to like me mentioning this but this incident occurred in an area of the dune that was cordoned off and clearly posted that it was closed to the public due to the dune restoration as it has been the case for about the prior five seasons. The national park service lacks the resources to patrol and enforce the restoration order.
I feel that is the main reason Mt. Baldy remains closed.
I think that is an absolutely fair assessment. Do they close down Niagara Falls because someone goes over the falls in a barrel? The kid was in an area that was both roped off and signed as closed.
Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 15 2014, 09:15 AM
The Chicago Tribune looks back on the Miracle on Mt Baldy. Some great interviews in there.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-miracle-mount-baldy-met-20140914-story.html#page=3
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