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Girl Killed, Mom Injured In Granite Falls Ice Cave Accident

An 11-year-old girl was killed at the Big Four ice caves in Washington State last week when a chunk of ice fell and struck her. The girl, her family, and two exchange students were standing in an ice field where, according to the Seattle Times, a piece of ice the size of a VW bus fell and struck Grace Tam.

Although initially responsive, the girl was far from medical help after the accident took place. While other hikers ran for help, tourists at the Granite Falls ice cave made the girl comfortable and tried to keep her alert. While the family initially thought that the girl had broken a leg, Tam began complaining that she couldn’t feel her legs and that she was having trouble breathing. As the minutes passed, her pulse faded. Two nurses who were also hiking the trail began CPR. The first official help got to the girl at around three in the afternoon, a half-hour after the first 911 call came in. Still the first group to arrive did not have the proper medical devices to help the girl and the second group struggled with a defibrillator and a lung suctioning device that helped clear fluid from the girl’s lungs. It is not clear whether a better medical response could have saved the girl’s life.

Tam’s father wonders if the state can’t make the ice fields and the ice caves safer for hikers. The US Forest Service said that they would review the case and consider adding signage that explains the danger of the area. 

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