Hiker Slips, Takes Fatal Fall in Volcano’s Crater
Associated Press
VOLCANO, Hawaii —
A hiker at the summit of Kilauea Volcano fell to his death into the crater, an official said.
The victim, a 23-year-old sailor, was hiking after dark with three other Navy men Saturday when he walked over the rim and fell about halfway down the 400-foot slope. The crater doesn’t contain lava.
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