recurring Outdoor Rec deaths Archives

The hiking demise of Lily Hooper – her situation? scenario? questions of why? how? on a solo hike? of her 2026 tragic death in our Blue Mountains Nattai National Park

August 21, 2026

[THIS AUTHOR’S NOTE: This article, since recently being upgraded to a web-book, serves to present an online review, study and analysis of this factual and a very sad outcome of a Blue Mountains outdoor recreation activity of August 2026. This webpage updated 2026-10-03.] Reader guidance 🤷‍♂️ to this web-book: This story is distressing because it’s about someone who has tragically […]

Monthly freak Outdoor Recreation accident (Richard Mills) … “a report will be prepared for the coroner”…yet again?

November 29, 2022

On a very windy Sunday morning New Zealand rock climber Richard Mills (36) with his climbing buddy tackled one of more than a dozen cliff ‘walls’ off Sublime Point, Leura. But a rock (about 30cm across) dislodged and fell on Mill’s head. His buddy quickly called emergency services and local Blue Mountains Police Rescue from Katoomba and NSW Ambulance Special […]