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Sutton PD: Hiker in fatal fall at Purgatory Chasm a mother of four from Topsfield
SUTTON — A mother from Topsfield, hiking with three of her four children at Purgatory Chasm, died in a fall from a rock ...
Authorities identify mother of four who fell to her death at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
She was hiking with three of her children and other family members when she fell approximately 50 to 75 feet, police said.
Woman who died at Purgatory Chasm identified
Authorities have identified Carolyn Sanger as the Topsfield mother of four who died while hiking at the Purgatory Chasm State ...
Learn about Purgatory Chasm, 15,000 years in the making
Purgatory Chasm in Sutton dates to a retreating glacier, some 15,000 years ago. The yield is a daunting collection of jumbled ...
Topsfield mother’s death at Purgatory Chasm was accidental, investigation ongoing
A Massachusetts mother of four hiked with family members at Purgatory Chasm on Wednesday when she fell between 50 and 75 feet ...
'A giving, selfless spirit': Mass. man mourns wife who died while hiking at Purgatory Chasm
"She's an amazing, amazing human," Michael Sanger said. "She was the brightness and the light on a dark day for a lot of ...
Woman dead after fall at Purgatory Chasm
Authorities are investigating after a person, reportedly a 49-year-old woman, died in a fall at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton ...
Topsfield mother who died after fall at Purgatory Chasm ID’d
Authorities have identified a Massachusetts mother of four who died after a fall at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation on ...
Emergency crews respond to Purgatory Chasm in Sutton
First responders and state police rushed to Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Sutton. Rescue crews were seen with a stretcher near a rock cliff.