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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 ...
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 dead after fall at Purgatory Chasm
Authorities are investigating after a person, reportedly a 49-year-old woman, died in a fall at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Officials identify Topsfield mom who fell to her death while hiking with kids at Purgatory Chasm
Officials on Thursday identified the Topsfield mother of four who fell to her death while she was hiking with several of her ...
Person dies after fall at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton
Massachusetts State Police say a person was pronounced dead after falling at Purgatory Chasm Friday afternoon; the incident ...