Shamalama Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I just saw this article online about a school group that was collecting fossils at Lilydale Regional Park near St. Paul. Two kids died when a rain soaked gravel slope failed. http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/23/18441754-two-children-killed-in-minnesota-field-trip-landslide?lite -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 horrible! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecable Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 As a teacher this hit me in the gut. You want the students to have these kinds of experiences, but you realize the world is an inherently dangerous place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Truly sad. Got a few places that I won't collect... too dangerous. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 So terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 My thoughts and prayers go to the victims families. Sad that what should have been a fun and exciting day had to end in tragedy. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Very sad----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Tragic. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gturner333 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 This is truly sad, especially as a parent and grandparent. But, as fossil collectors we know that this is a risky business with snakes, spiders, scorpions, risk of falling, dehydration, falling rocks, etc. As the DPS fossil hunt organizer often says, don't be afraid - be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acryzona Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 So sad... I can't imagine the sorrow for the families of the two boys who died.... Collecting Microfossils - a hobby concerning much about many of the little paraphrased from Dr. Robert Kesling's book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynoceras Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Due to the recent tragic deaths of two school children on a fossil collecting field trip at Lilydale Regional Park in St. Paul, MN, the fossil quarries have been closed until further notice. Two 4th-graders were killed in a sudden landslide in the park on May 22, 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganfossilhunter Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 So sad. This is only 10 minutes from where I live. It's horrible to think how something that is meant to be a fun expirience can quickly to tragedy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxytropidoceras Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) Such a heartbreaking and tragic accident. Some other articles about it are: Fossil Area Closed After 2 Boys Die in Minnesota Park http://www.1011now.com/news/national/headlines/Fossil-Area-Closed-After-2-Boys-Die-in-Minnesota-Park-208756731.html Two boys, 9 and 10, killed in Minnesota landslide Mail Online, May 23, 2013, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2329424/Minnesota-landslide-kills-boys-9-10-elementary-school-fossil-hunt-turns-deadly.html Minnesota park requires fossil hunt liability waiver Grand Forks Herald, http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/264300/group/homepage/ An article that describes the "Brickyard" area of Lilydale Regional Park is “Fossil hunting season at Lilydale” http://www.sciencebuzz.org/blog/fossil-hunting-season-lilydale-here The article states: "The park is located on the bluffs across the river from downtown St. Paul and is the former quarry and manufacturing site of the now defunct Twin Cities Brick Company." Yours, Paul H. Edited May 24, 2013 by Oxytropidoceras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Tragic, you can never take things for granted.... How many times have we all been told don't go near the edge... don't go close to the blasting face.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Saw this on the news. Very tragic and sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 The unexpected loss of a child is almost unbearable. My prayers go out to the parents. I am concerned about "restrictions" for safety, my own good, and the determination to prevent re-occurrences. A few of my fondest childhood memories occurred at a very young age when risking life and limb. Local authorities and Insurance companies have done their utmost to restrict those high bridges, railroad tracks, abandoned buildings that made me think (incorrectly) that I was invincible. I was merely lucky. I would never trade memories for safety, although - had they known - my parents would have. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 As a father of fossil hunters, this story just kicks me in the gut. My families prayers go out to those that have suffered from this tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitekmastr Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 This reminds everyone that any slope or vertical face/rock formation can give way unexpectedly especially if wet...children need to be watched carefully on fossil digs even shallow "safe" sites - where rocks can tumble down unexpectedly. This is really devastating news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfrr Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 My heart goes out to those people. It's a tragedy. It reminded me of something I saw recently. Heres a scary pic ...that's me striking a silly pose which in itself could be considered scary. What I'm really talking about though are those huge chunks of earth. They were laying exactly where I was standing while checking out some debris earlier that week. They must have fallen about 30 ft. Kinda reminds me of the south leg of Davis creek in the NSR. It's laying everywhere on the ground in huge mounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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