WICHITA MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE REFUGE
Elk Mountain
The Apple and the Pear are known for their apple and pear shaped boulders. There is a plaque dedicated to Dr. Phil Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell was hiking in 1992 when he fell and died.
Phil Mitchell, a 26-year-old physician intern and experienced climber, fell 40 feet down a crevice while hiking alone at Elk Mountain.
Mitchell broke bones in several places. Hundreds of rescuers searched the refuge for Mitchell, who was eventually found dead from exposure and hypothermia.
Report posted by Bertha Avery-Hood
Elk Mountain
The Apple and the Pear are known for their apple and pear shaped boulders. There is a plaque dedicated to Dr. Phil Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell was hiking in 1992 when he fell and died.
Phil Mitchell, a 26-year-old physician intern and experienced climber, fell 40 feet down a crevice while hiking alone at Elk Mountain.
Mitchell broke bones in several places. Hundreds of rescuers searched the refuge for Mitchell, who was eventually found dead from exposure and hypothermia.
Report posted by Bertha Avery-Hood
WICHITA MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE REFUGE
Elk Mountain
The Apple and the Pear are known for their apple and pear shaped boulders. There is a plaque dedicated to Dr. Phil Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell was hiking in 1992 when he fell and died.
Phil Mitchell, a 26-year-old physician intern and experienced climber, fell 40 feet down a crevice while hiking alone at Elk Mountain.
Mitchell broke bones in several places. Hundreds of rescuers searched the refuge for Mitchell, who was eventually found dead from exposure and hypothermia.
Report posted by Bertha Avery-Hood
Elk Mountain
The Apple and the Pear are known for their apple and pear shaped boulders. There is a plaque dedicated to Dr. Phil Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell was hiking in 1992 when he fell and died.
Phil Mitchell, a 26-year-old physician intern and experienced climber, fell 40 feet down a crevice while hiking alone at Elk Mountain.
Mitchell broke bones in several places. Hundreds of rescuers searched the refuge for Mitchell, who was eventually found dead from exposure and hypothermia.
Report posted by Bertha Avery-Hood
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