I can’t imagine walking up to a scene like this. Robert Boardman, 63, had stopped for lunch during a day hike with his wife, Susan Chadd, and their friend, Pat Willits, when an aggressive mountain goat approached the group, ABC News reports. Family and friends told KOMO-TV that Boardman was an experienced hiker, nurse and musician who loved the mountains. Some old mountain goats will starve to death because their teeth wear down and they are no longer able to chew their food. Jessica's husband Bill Baccus, an off-duty park ranger, tried to scare the goat away by throwing rocks and waving a blanket, and was finally able to get the animal to move a short distance, though it remained nearby. Boardman was taken to a local hospital by helicopter, but his injuries proved fatal. Posted. Oh, the horror. They heard Bob yell," Baccus told KOMO-TV. So sad Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Robert Boardman, 63, had stopped for lunch during a day hike with his wife, Susan Chadd, and their friend, Pat Willits, when an aggressive mountain goat approached the group, ABC News reports. after an epic struggle of life and death.

I recently received a link to these pictures from my best friend on the planet, but I haven’t been able to verify how the incident was discovered. Pay special attention to the mouth of the mountain lion—it still has sheep hide in its mouth!!!!" To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Mountain goat plunges to its death after epic cliff-top battle with rival. Approximately 3000 goats live in the park. The goats usually climb cliffs like shaggy, white, four-legged Spider-men. "Nobody saw what actually happened. According to Jessica Baccus, a hiker and longtime friend of Willits who arrived on the scene shortly after the attack, Boardman had instructed the two women to get away from the goat while he tried to wave it off. DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER. ... mountain goat and cougar FALL to their deaths; Thread: ... Boring its a Mountain goat and they were both stupid. Animals fall off cliff includes ibex, goat, deer boar, panda. Injuries from falling are more common as mountain goats get older, too. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. TWO male mountain goats lock horns and the loser plunges over a cliff edge. Aiiieee! Amateur Spanish photographer Agus Nuleagus captured the epic, cliff-side fight to the death between the two Spanish ibex. Boardman was taken to a local hospital by helicopter, but his injuries proved fatal. "My thoughts are with his family and friends.". "I am deeply saddened by this tragedy," Karen Gustin, Olympic National Park superintendent, told KOMO-TV. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Jessica attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation as the group waited for the Coast Guard, which arrived by helicopter and first tried administering electric shock to Boardman to revive him. "I am deeply saddened by this tragedy," Karen Gustin, Olympic National Park superintendent, told KOMO-TV. Goats Latest Election Results as the votes are counted in key states, Video shared by Eric Trump showing person ‘Burning 80 Trump Ballots’ is fake: officials, Biden grows lead in Nevada, pushing him closer to victory as Trump threatens more legal action, ‘F--k you, we did a good job’: Polling guru Nate Silver defends election predictions amid backlash, Cops make 57 arrests, including woman they say punched NYPD chief, during wild Manhattan election protest, Two new COVID clusters emerge on Staten Island; de Blasio promises stepped up outreach, Brooklyn gangster who kidnapped rapper Tekashi69, gets 24 years in prison, Howard Stern shocked that Trump wasn’t crushed on Election Day, Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud grow louder and less credible, Teen arrested after teacher sees him having oral sex with 7-year-old girl during break in online class, GOP observers granted court order to watch vote counting in battleground Pennsylvania, Melissa Reeves out at ‘Days of Our Lives’ months after fans and co-stars' backlash over Candace Owens backing, 'Count every vote’ NYC peaceful protest ends quietly while other demonstrators clash with cops; multiple arrests, Carl Lentz, pastor and former Justin Bieber mentor, fired by Hillsong after ‘moral failures’, Ohio man reunites, then adopts 5 siblings after he was separated from his 8 siblings in foster care, Texas teen tased by police after fleeing traffic stop, family calls for officers’ firings, ‘Seemed like a sociopath’: Friends were leery of bodybuilder accused of fatally beating Queens girlfriend before throwing her out 6th-floor window, Brooklyn teens wrongly held inside Domino’s Pizza by staff who suspected them of crime: suit, Nevada Election Results: What happens next, Federal judge furious at Postmaster Louis DeJoy after USPS defies order to search for missing ballots, Two stabbed, one fatally, on Queens street; teenager in custody.

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