Girls Fall Into Abandoned Mine
Posted by Slobokan @ 20:47 · 167 words · print
When I lived out west, we used to go down to Kingman, Arizona, all the time to go hiking and such. I can't begin to tell you how many times I passed abandoned mines and thought that they needed to be sealed or at least barricaded so people couldn't fall in. That was 20 years ago.
A 13-year-old girl who fell into a brush-covered mine shaft while riding an all-terrain vehicle was found dead at the bottom Sunday, and her 10-year old sister was rescued with serious injuries, authorities said.
The girls, 13-year-old Rikki Howard and 10-year-old Casie Hicks, were out for a holiday weekend ride around 7 p.m. Saturday when their father, who was riding ahead of them on a dirt bike, noticed the girls were missing.
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The mine, believed to be inactive, is located in Chloride, about 17 miles north of Kingman. It was next to a dirt road, concealed by brush and had no signs or barriers.
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Posted by Jim
September 3, 2007 @ 19:58
Why would a civilized people leave a 125-foot-deep hole TOTALLY unmarked. I hope the state of Arizona heeds the warning and begins erecting fences, at the least, so that no more CHILDREN fall to their deaths. Good God!
Posted by Slobokan
September 3, 2007 @ 20:51
You would be surprised how many of those totally unmarked mines are out there. In fact, it's been over 10 years since I was in the area on a regular basis, and I bet I could take you to at least a dozen of them, that I know of.
Posted by Brian
September 3, 2007 @ 21:12
Why would civilized people let a 10-year-old and 13-year-old girl ride around (far from home) on an ATV without parental supervision? I have 11 and 14-year-old daughters and I wouldn’t let them ride the lawnmower in my yard without my supervision. What were the parents thinking (if anything)? “Here kid, go amuse yourself in the middle of nowhere on this fast dangerous machine. I’m busy.â€
Posted by JIm
September 3, 2007 @ 22:10
Brian, their father was with them, according to reports. They were following him. He missed the whole; they didn't.
Posted by George
September 4, 2007 @ 07:10
I agree with Brian. Why would parents let a 10 and 13 year old girl ride a fast, dangerous ATV ANYWHERE, especially when it's almost dark? Not to mention destroying and terrifying the delicate habitat and wildlife in some of these areas. What happened to hiking or horseback riding and respecting nature (or what's left of it)? These kids come tearing by my house as fast as they can go, get on a main highway and drive about a 1/2 mile to a small convenience store. This is with fast car traffic, log trucks, chicken trucks, feed trucks and any other "legal" vehilcles. Some of these kids don't look 8 years old. I have had to run them off my property, which isn't fenced, because they apparently thought if was a dirt track. Obviously the parents don't care what happens to the kids. If you call the police, the kids are gone by the time the deputies get out there or the dispatcher says they have more important things to do. It's hard for me to believe the father of those girls would ride at night, much less, let the girls do it.