Olympia National Park Washington

2 hikers in Olympic National Forest killed

2 hikers killed by falling tree on popular national forest trail

Two women were killed by a falling tree in the Olympia National Forest. According to the Kitsap Sun, Christine Mutchler, 70, and Kathy Pickard, 76, were hiking to Lena Lake with a third friend on Jan. 15 when a dead fir tree broken about ten feet up and pieces of it fell onto the trail, apparently striking the two women.

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Back-to-back mountain tragedies kill four on scenic US trails

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VIDEO: 2 hikers die after dead tree breaks in Olympic National Forest

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