Klahhane Ridge
Encyclopedia
Klahhane Ridge is located just to the south of Port Angeles, Washington
, USA near Hurricane Ridge
in the Olympic National Park
. The ridge is accessible by a variety of hiking trails and offers views of the Olympic Mountains
and the Strait of Juan de Fuca
.
On October 17, 2010 a mountain goat
attacked and killed Robert H. Boardman. Boardman had been hiking with his wife and friends, when an aggressive mountain goat approached. Boardman told the rest of his party to move down the trail while he tried to scare the goat away. His companions heard a loud yell and when they investigated the found Boardman on the ground with the aggressive goat nearby. Boardman had been gored in the thigh. A coast guard helicopter transported Boardman to Olympic Medical Center
where he was pronounced deceased.
The goat in question had been reported as being aggressive and the National Park Service had been keeping tabs on it. The goat was later shot by park employees and submitted for necropsy.
references
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013189753_olympicpark18m.html
Port Angeles, Washington
Port Angeles is a city in and the county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 19,038 at the 2010 census. The area's harbor was dubbed Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles by Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza in 1791, but by the mid-19th century the name had...
, USA near Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge is a mountainous area in Washington's Olympic National Park. It can be accessed by road from Port Angeles and is open to hiking, skiing, and snowboarding....
in the Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into four basic regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. U.S...
. The ridge is accessible by a variety of hiking trails and offers views of the Olympic Mountains
Olympic Mountains
The Olympic Mountains is a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington in the United States. The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high - Mount Olympus is the highest at - but the western slopes of the Olympics rise directly out of the Pacific...
and the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait of Juan de Fuca
The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a large body of water about long that is the Salish Sea outlet to the Pacific Ocean...
.
On October 17, 2010 a mountain goat
Mountain goat
The Mountain Goat , also known as the Rocky Mountain Goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. Despite its vernacular name, it is not a member of Capra, the genus of true goats...
attacked and killed Robert H. Boardman. Boardman had been hiking with his wife and friends, when an aggressive mountain goat approached. Boardman told the rest of his party to move down the trail while he tried to scare the goat away. His companions heard a loud yell and when they investigated the found Boardman on the ground with the aggressive goat nearby. Boardman had been gored in the thigh. A coast guard helicopter transported Boardman to Olympic Medical Center
Olympic Medical Center
Olympic Medical Center is a medical organization located in Port Angeles and Sequim, Washington which provides services to patients in Clallam and Jefferson counties. The principal operating location is Olympic Memorial Hospital in Port Angeles...
where he was pronounced deceased.
The goat in question had been reported as being aggressive and the National Park Service had been keeping tabs on it. The goat was later shot by park employees and submitted for necropsy.
references
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013189753_olympicpark18m.html