Top mountain climber dies trying to rescue cat from tree

[Kadie]

Top mountain climber dies trying to rescue cat from tree

The Associated Press


Last Updated: August 24, 2004, 07:35:19 PM PDT


VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) - A well-known British Columbia mountain climber was fatally injured when he fell out of a tree while trying to rescue a cat.

Daryl Hatten, 49, who blazed trails in the Canadian Rockies and California's Yosemite National Park, died Saturday.

He was being paid to rescue a large black house cat for its owner when he slipped from a rain-soaked arbutus tree and fell about 65 feet to a rocky patch on the ground below.

Hatten was rushed to Victoria General Hospital, where he died of severe internal injuries, Canadian Press reported

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[amerikat]

1. mountain climber climbs without safety gear? Duh!

Is the cat still up the tree?

[sleepyhead]

2. probably

and laughing its head off.

[DS1]

3. currently scratching its first notch, I imagine

:eyes: