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Started by "Bart!"
Tue, 31 Oct 1995 00:00
Bikes found in Moab deaths. (2nd try)
Author: "Bart!"
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 00:00
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 00:00
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From the Cedar Rapids Gazette October 30, 1995 "Scottish tourists say they took bikes of dead Iowans" MOAB, Utah (AP) - Two tourists from Scotland apparently took abandoned bicycles that may have belonged to a pair of Iowa men who died from exposure in southwestern Utah's rugged slickrock country. Responding to a letter written by Grand County Sheriff Jim Nyland inquiring about the mountain bikes, a man who identified himself as Gary Tompsett of Glasgow, Scotland, wrote that he and a companion, Morgan Donnelly, spotted the bikes just off the Porcupine Rim Trail on Aug. 15. Seven days later, the bodies of Chris Holt, 21, of Hampton, and Mark Irvin, 20 of Blairsburg, were found on a small ledge on a cliff. Tompsett wrote that he and Donnelly, also of Glasgow, were lost when they stumbled upon the bikes. He looked for the bikes' owners but found no one. "It was evident to me that the bikes had been abandoned for some time - sand driven into tool bags and equipment, mold in the water bottles and all the tires flat," the letter read. ---
Re: Bikes found in Moab deaths. (2nd try)
Author: bgeer@xmission.x
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 00:00
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 00:00
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"Bart!" <rpaulos@pmeh-po.pmeh.uiowa.edu> writes: >From the Cedar Rapids Gazette >October 30, 1995 >"Scottish tourists say they took bikes of dead Iowans" >MOAB, Utah (AP) - Two tourists from Scotland apparently took abandoned >bicycles that may have belonged to a pair of Iowa men who died from >exposure in southwestern Utah's rugged slickrock country. >Responding to a letter written by Grand County Sheriff Jim Nyland >inquiring about the mountain bikes, a man who identified himself as Gary >Tompsett of Glasgow, Scotland, wrote that he and a companion, Morgan >Donnelly, spotted the bikes just off the Porcupine Rim Trail on Aug. 15. The Salt Lake City Trombone (er, ah, Tribune) included a bit more info. Allegedly, the 2 Scots asked a bike store owner if "finders keepsers" applied to the found bikes & was told "yes". The bike shop people claim no knowledge of this. Also, all bike shops in Moab knew by that time that the whereabouts of 2 cyclists was unknown, & any mention of found bicycles would have triggered notification of authorities. The article concluded with the implication that authorities were pursuing more information from the Scots. Sorry don't have the article at hand to provide quotes. -- <> Bob `Bear' Geer <> * / <> <> bgeer@xmission.com <> _o * o * ,_____/o <> <> Salt Lake City, <> -\<, * <\ ~~,__/ > ~~ <> <> Ootah, USA <> O/ O __ /__, / <>
Re: Bikes found in Moab deaths. (2nd try)
Author: sharp@fc.hp.com
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 1995 00:00
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 1995 00:00
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Bart! (rpaulos@pmeh-po.pmeh.uiowa.edu) wrote: : From the Cedar Rapids Gazette : October 30, 1995 : "Scottish tourists say they took bikes of dead Iowans" : MOAB, Utah (AP) - Two tourists from Scotland apparently took abandoned : bicycles that may have belonged to a pair of Iowa men who died from : exposure in southwestern Utah's rugged slickrock country. : Responding to a letter written by Grand County Sheriff Jim Nyland : inquiring about the mountain bikes, a man who identified himself as Gary : Tompsett of Glasgow, Scotland, wrote that he and a companion, Morgan : Donnelly, spotted the bikes just off the Porcupine Rim Trail on Aug. 15. : Seven days later, the bodies of Chris Holt, 21, of Hampton, and Mark : Irvin, 20 of Blairsburg, were found on a small ledge on a cliff. : Tompsett wrote that he and Donnelly, also of Glasgow, were lost when : they stumbled upon the bikes. He looked for the bikes' owners but found : no one. : "It was evident to me that the bikes had been abandoned for some time - : sand driven into tool bags and equipment, mold in the water bottles and : all the tires flat," the letter read. How long were these guys missing? Seems like it would take a _long_ time for mold to start growing in water bottles in a climate such as that around Moab. Ditto for all the tires going flat (assuming no punctures). -Darrin Sharp (sharp@fc.hp.com)
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