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Death by GPS refers to the death of people attributable, in part, to following GPS directions or GPS maps. [1] [2] [3] Death by GPS has been noted in several deaths in Death Valley, California, [4] [5] a lost hiker at Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California, [6] and incidents in Washington State, Australia, England, Italy and Brazil.
It was settled during the California Gold Rush in 1849 and produced a large amount of placer gold. Hard rock mines were established soon afterward and were very productive. Washington is the only settlement in the vicinity to have survived to this day. There remains today much evidence of placer gold mining, hydraulic mining, and hard-rock mining.
Flight 8, a Douglas DC-3-454 (NC28310), crashed near Hanford, California following an in-flight breakup in bad weather and severe turbulence, killing all 24 on board. [10] December 1, 1944 Flight 18, a Douglas DC-3-209 (NC17322) crashed near Burbank, California following an unexplained, premature descent due to pilot error, killing eight of 23 ...
Services for the brothers will be held at noon Wednesday at Saints Peter and Paul Church, 362 Ganttown Road, Washington Township. Friends may call at the church Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. and after ...
A California man was electrocuted in a freak accident as he was in the middle of a routine task millions of people do in preparation for the upcoming holiday season.
At about 11:17 a.m., Merced County Sheriff deputies responded to Central Valley Composting located in the 13700 block of Harmon Road for a report of an industrial accident, according to Deputy ...
A crash on the Dschang Cliff, West Region killed 53 people after a truck illegally carrying fuel collided with a bus. [309] February 11 – United States – Icy conditions from an ice storm caused a massive 133-vehicle pileup on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, Texas, killing six people and injuring 95. February 16 – India – Sidhi bus accident.
If survivors or casualties arrived or were immediately taken to locations in the county, the ship was added to this list. The list includes ships later refloated and repaired. The approach to Humboldt Bay is treacherous due to currents, winds and shifting sandbars. Jetties and harbor improvements reduced shipwrecks in the late 20th century.