Fatalities

 Aug.13,1998  Samuel Willis, II, age 61 - Apparent heart attack, third Cathedral on Katahdin.
 July 25, 1998  Richard Smith, Jr., age 57 - Apparent heart attack, head injury, Knife Edge on Katahdin.
 August 1, 1997  David Graves, age 47 - Heart attack
 July 30, 1997  Philip Duvall, age 38 - Drowning at Little Niagara Falls.
 Dec. 25, 1996  Louis McGuinn, age 32 - Suicide on the Hunt Trail.
 August 14, 1996  Roy A. Owen, age 77 - Heart attack on the Hunt trail
 Sept. 2, 1995  Richard Baron, age 30 - Hit by a piece of rock while technical climbing on Pamola.
 June 3, 1995 Jeffery Rubbin, age 53 - Drowned after becoming lost on a hiking trip up North Brother to Fort Mountain.
 Sept, 13, 1994  Allen M. Jalbert, age 49 - Heart attack at Kidney Pond Camps.
 July 31, 1994  Adam Frigon, - Asthma attack at Mid-Webster, Webster Stream . High adventure Troop 274.
 Aug. 28, 1990  David Passalacqua - Lightening strike victim on Pamola Peak.
 Aug. 10, 1986  Derek Quiet, age 16 - Fell off Knife Edge on Mt. Katahdin.
 June 23, 1986  John Brown, Heart attack - Nesowadnehunk Stream. T4R10.
 Aug. 4, 1985  Wilbur Rand, age 36 - Fell on Marston Trail, South Brother Mt.
 Jan. 31, 1985  Stanley Sinclair, age 72 - Snowsled accident near Nesowadnehunk Lake. T4R10.
 Feb. 8, 1984  Steve Hilt and Ken Lavenway - Avalanche victims on Katahdin at base of Cathedral trail.
 May 26, 1983  C. Everett Rayner, age 65 - Apparent Heart attack, Nesowadnehunk Stream, near Appalachian trail.
 Aug. 3, 1981  Welden Boswell, age 64 - Apparent heart attack at Katahdin Stream.
 Aug. 2, 1981  Charlie Hutto, age 63 - Apparent heart attack, Helon Taylor trail on Mt. Katahdin.
 Feb. 19, 1980  Victor J. Pavidis, jr., of Revere, Mass., died of asphyziation by rope entanglement, caused by fall (five to six feet) off ice wall on False Chimney on Mt. Katahdin.
 July 26, 1975  Glen English, died on Horse Mt. Cause - Fall from headwall about 150 feet into rocks. No pre-planning on his part; no equipment. Result: Instant death.
 July 9, 1974  Hollister Kent, nephew of Augustus Aldrich, died of an apparent heart attack in the vicinity of Dry Pond en route to Chimney Pond to join search.
 July, 1974  Augustus Aldrich, Lost person in Chimney Pond area.
 Feb. 1974  Thomas Ketty, died on Pamola peak on Katahdin.
 May, 1972  John Hollis, Gunshot wound at Abol Deadwater.
 July, 1969  Jarrett Barrett of Springfield, PA. died in a fall from the second Cathedral on Mt. Katahdin.
 May, 1969  Mr. Frank Heath of Sherman Mills, Maine, drowned fishing at South Branch Pond.
 Aug. 24, 1968  Scott Newlin of PA. died from lightening at Chimney Pond. T3R9.
 October, 1967  Charlies Marr of Patten with two sportsmen he was guiding, drowned in Trout Brook. T6R9
 July, 1965  Two Mott Children died of exposure near Sandy Stream. T3R9.
 April, 1964  Mr. Hildreth died of exposure at Basin Ponds. T3R9.
 Oct. 29, 1963  Ranger Ralph Heath died of exposure trying to save Mrs. Ivusic near the Armadillo on Katahdin.
 Oct. 29, 1963  Mrs. Ivusic, died of exposure near the Armadillo on Mt. Katahdin.
 1962  Unknown heart attack victim at Roaring Brook Campground. T3R9.
 1958  Fred Harrison - Suicide at his cabin on Hudson Pond. T6R10.
 1956  George LeGasse and one passenger named McCafferty died in a plane crash on Hunt Mountain of the Cross Range. T4R10.
 1953  Admiral Thompson of Maryland had a heart attack while fishing at Daicey Pond. T3R10.
 1950's  Unknown heart attack victim found in car at Foster Field. T3R10.
 1950's  Young waitress at Kidney Pond Camps shot for bear. T3R10.
April 28, 1945  Ferdinand G. Hunter drowned while fishing on 1st lake Matagamon between Louse Island and Trout Brook. His Grandson, Dana Miller now works at Matagamon Gate.
  1944  Canadian draft dodger shot in gun battle with authorities near Indian Carry on Webster Stream. T6R10.
 1944  Wesley Porter of Shin Pond, Maine, was shot by a Canadian draft dodger at Webster lake. T6R10.
 June 15, 1944  Sgt. E.R. Barned of Escatawpa., Capt. Roger Inman of Irlington, Virginia, First Officer D.N. Gill of Silver Springs, Maryland, Navigator David Reynolds of Arlington, Virginia, Flight Engineer Nordie Byrd of Fairfax, Virginia, Radio Operator, Eugene Summer of Alexandria, Virginia, Purser Sam Berman of Alexandria, Virginia lost in plane crash of a military C-54 on Fort Mountain.
 October, 1927  Roy Bradeen of T3R10 - Died of either heart attack or drowning at Kidney Pond. T3R10.
 Summer 1926  name unknown - Died of heart attack climbing Doubletop Mountain.
 1901  One grave, name unknown - Grand falls on Wassataquoik Stream. T4R9 Presumed drowned on river drive.
 May, 1887  One grave, Name unknown - Present old dam on Webster Stream. T6R10. Presumed drowned on river drive.
 unknown  One grave, name unknown - Grand Pitch on Nesowadnehunk Stream. T3R10 Presumed drowned on river drive.
 Late 1800's  Three graves, names unknown - Big Niagara Falls on Nesowadnehunk Stream. T3r10. Presumed drowned on river drive.

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