Mr.Yuck Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 The "Scandanavian and Baltic Countries" sub forum hasn't been posted to in 2015, so I don't think this has been discussed anywhere in these forums. A man has apparently died while Geocaching falling off a bridge in an urban setting. News Story (in English) Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 In Falun, Sweden, apparently. Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Its rather sad news. He fell off a bridge? Which cache was he looking for? Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Its rather sad news. He fell off a bridge? Which cache was he looking for? I tried briefly to figure it out, but there are too many caches there, and generally the write-up and logs are in Swedish. Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 It looks like there is one traditional near a bridge and 15 wherigos in the general area, which are all possibilities. Quote Link to comment
GPS-Hermit Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 It would be nice if we could say he died while doing something he loved to do! Hope that was the case and he didn't suffer from the fall! Nobody gets out alive! Quote Link to comment
JASTA 11 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I doubt falling and cracking his head open was something he loved to do. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 We're not hearing too much here in the English speaking parts of the world. Personally, I've NEVER observed anyone from Sweden posting to these forums. Denmark, yes, but Sweden, no. There was a rather high profile geocaching related death in Germany a few years ago, and that too involved someone falling off of a bridge. (A missing piece of grating on a catwalk) But many Germans fluent in English posted here. I think it's the 3rd or 4th Geocaching related death I've seen in these forums over the years, all related to "falls", be it a cliff or a bridge. Quote Link to comment
+steelerdrew79 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Imagine if u were the person who hid that cache how bad would u feel? Ughhh that would suck Quote Link to comment
+Rainbow Spirit Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Imagine if u were the person who hid that cache how bad would u feel? Ughhh that would suck Would that be any worse than the road worker who built a road and someone died on that road? No one forces us to do dangerous caches, it is our choice to take the risk. I've left a few caches deeming them too dangerous. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Imagine if u were the person who hid that cache how bad would u feel? Ughhh that would suck Would that be any worse than the road worker who built a road and someone died on that road? No one forces us to do dangerous caches, it is our choice to take the risk. I've left a few caches deeming them too dangerous. Actually, it would be worse since leaving a container for someone to get is not the same as building a road. If someone designed a road that was inherently dangerous in a way that should have been foreseen . . . . but I suppose there is no need to carry that analogy further since I know nothing about the cache or the hypothetical road. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Imagine if u were the person who hid that cache how bad would u feel? Ughhh that would suck Would that be any worse than the road worker who built a road and someone died on that road? No one forces us to do dangerous caches, it is our choice to take the risk. I've left a few caches deeming them too dangerous. Actually, it would be worse since leaving a container for someone to get is not the same as building a road. If someone designed a road that was inherently dangerous in a way that should have been foreseen . . . . but I suppose there is no need to carry that analogy further since I know nothing about the cache or the hypothetical road. I agree with that, and I too would feel absolutely horrible if someone died at one of my caches. I almost forgot about this one. This guy, txoilgas was found dead in his car while out Geocaching, most likely from a heart attack. That one was pretty well known too, and there was a long forum thread with many condolences. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 There was one that fell off a cliff while caching, too. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) We're not hearing too much here in the English speaking parts of the world. Personally, I've NEVER observed anyone from Sweden posting to these forums. Denmark, yes, but Sweden, no. There was a rather high profile geocaching related death in Germany a few years ago, and that too involved someone falling off of a bridge. (A missing piece of grating on a catwalk) But many Germans fluent in English posted here. I think it's the 3rd or 4th Geocaching related death I've seen in these forums over the years, all related to "falls", be it a cliff or a bridge. The German accident: http://forums.Ground...howtopic=287203 Spokane, WA fatal fall while caching: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236094&st=0 Edited March 1, 2015 by knowschad Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Well, we still dont know which cache it was, or even the username of the person. Quote Link to comment
+AutisticMajor Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) Link from the Aftonbladet: Mannen i Falun kan ha dött under geocaching This event is nearby: Meet and greet in Falun And mentions it in this log: http://coord.info/GLGQPCYD Tyvärr har jag inte tid att komma på eventet och ära den fallne. Hade emellertid en lite halvprivat minnesstund igår kväll. Ha det bra och ta det försiktigt där ute! Unfortunately I do not have time to attend the event and honor the fallen. However, there was a semi-private memorial service yesterday. Be well and be careful out there! Figuring out which cache it was is difficult, since I see a number of Mystery caches in the city. No cache is listed for the bridge itself, which makes me think it is one of them. Edited March 1, 2015 by AutisticMajor Quote Link to comment
+noncentric Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 There was another death while geocaching during last year's Block Party weekend. A memorial cache provides details. coord.info/GC5E9EW So unfortunate to see such deaths, although I don't think geocaching is near the top of the list of dangerous hobbies/sports. There are plenty of hobbies/sports that I'd assume result in more deaths and injuries. While anecdotal, it seems I hear about at least one (if not more) deaths while bicycling or hiking every year. Have only heard of one geocaching death, although perhaps some of the hikers were also geocaching. Stay safe out there! Quote Link to comment
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