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Learn about Purgatory Chasm, 15,000 years in the making
Purgatory Chasm in Sutton dates to a retreating glacier, some 15,000 years ago. The yield is a daunting collection of jumbled ...
Authorities identify mother of four who fell to her death at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
She was hiking with three of her children and other family members when she fell approximately 50 to 75 feet, police said.
Sutton PD: Hiker in fatal fall at Purgatory Chasm a mother of four from Topsfield
SUTTON — A mother from Topsfield, hiking with three of her four children at Purgatory Chasm, died in a fall from a rock ...
Mother dies in fall at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Massachusetts, police say
A person has died after falling at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton, Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon. Massachusetts State ...
Woman who died at Purgatory Chasm identified
Authorities have identified Carolyn Sanger as the Topsfield mother of four who died while hiking at the Purgatory Chasm State ...
'A giving, selfless spirit': Mass. man mourns wife who died while hiking at Purgatory Chasm
"She's an amazing, amazing human," Michael Sanger said. "She was the brightness and the light on a dark day for a lot of ...
Mother falls to her death while hiking with children at Purgatory Chasm
(WJAR) — The Worcester County District Attorney's Office on Thursday identified the woman who fell to her death Wednesday at ...
Topsfield mother’s death at Purgatory Chasm was accidental, investigation ongoing
A Massachusetts mother of four hiked with family members at Purgatory Chasm on Wednesday when she fell between 50 and 75 feet ...
Mother killed in fall at Purgatory Chasm in Massachusetts remembered by friends as "like a light"
The town of Topsfield is mourning after a mother fell to her death​ while hiking with her family at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton ...
Topsfield mother of 4 died in a fall at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton
A mother of four from Topsfield died on Wednesday after a fall at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Sutton on Wednesday, ...
Massachusetts mom-of-four hiking with her children at Purgatory Chasm falls 75 feet to her death
A mother-of-four has died after falling 75 feet in a state park called Purgatory Chasm, while hiking with her children.
Topsfield mother falls to her death while hiking with three of her children in Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
The woman was hiking with her children and other family members when she fell approximately 50 to 75 feet, police said.