Mishapes

Since you asked – December 04, 1997

About 18 months ago an experimental helicopter crashed and sank to the bottom of Crater Lake. Has the helicopter ever been retrieved? And if not, are there any plans to retrieve it and the bodies?

 

Dog survives 800-foot fall – June 29, 1995

A dog named Bear apparently tumbled 800 feet down a precipitous, snow-covered slope to the shore of Crater Lake without injury, and then hiked back to civilization a week later.

 

Bodies of B.C. couple found – April 18, 1984

A dozen people on snowshoes and skis on Tuesday recovered the bodies of a British Columbia couple who died when a small private plane crashed on a snowy hillside along the northern border of Crater Lake National Park.

 

Boy Dies in Crater Fall; Park Eyeing Prevention – July 5, 1977

The expected finally happened Monday at Crater Lake National Park and park officials are unsure how to help prevent a recurrence.

Crater Lake Visitors Still Feel Effects – July 24, 1973

Nearly a month after visiting Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, several Modestans still are feeling the effects of illness caused by drinking polluted water. However, no serious complications have developed.

Man Falls Into Crater Lake – March 29, 1971

A Grants Pass man walking on snow shoes got too close to the rim of Crater Lake Sunday and fell in.

 

Stockton Girl Falls, Dies Hiking – August 18, 1969

Crater Lake National Park, Ore. (UPI) – A 14-year-old Stockton, girl fell to her death here yesterday while hiking down Cleetwood Cove trail.

 

Couple Trapped Above Crater Lake – June 17, 1968

A young couple made preparations at dusk Sunday to spend a cold night precariously perched 700 feet above Crater Lake in southern Oregon.

 

Seattle Glider Pilot Crashes – December 15, 1967

A Seattle pilot crash-landed his glider on the east slope of Crater Lake Thursday while attempting to set a long distance soaring record from Rainier, Wash., to Mt. Shasta, Calif.

 

Man Hurt in Crater Lake Fall Improves – September 12, 1967

Ole Vann, injured in a 250-foot fall at Crater Lake National Park last Friday, has been moved from the intensive care unit to regular patient quarters and is in “good” condition, the Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital disclosed today.

 

Visitor Falls 250 Feet, Lives, By Crater Lake – September 10, 1967

A sightseer plunged nearly 250 feet down a precipice above Annie Creek Canyon in Crater Lake National Park Friday.

 

Autopsy Has No Signs of Violence – July 2, 1967

An autopsy has found no signs of violence on the body of a woman found in a forest south of Crater Lake National Park.

 

Oregon Bears Claw Fresnan, Oaklander – August 28, 1960

Two Californians were treated for face injuries Wednesday after brief encounters with hungry bears at Mazama campsite in Crater Lake National Park.