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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 ...
Identity of the mother of four who died after falling at Purgatory Chasm
A day at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton turned tragic for a family from Topsfield.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Topsfield mother who died after fall at Purgatory Chasm ID’d
Authorities have identified a Massachusetts mother of four who died after a fall at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation on ...
1 dead after fall at Purgatory Chasm
An investigation is underway after someone died at the Purgatory Chasm State Reservation Wednesday afternoon, according to ...
Massachusetts mom hiking with children at ‘Purgatory Chasm’ falls 75 feet to her death
Massachusetts mom hiking with children at ‘Purgatory Chasm’ falls 75 feet to her death - Carrie Sanger, 49, was out with ...
Woman dies in fall while hiking at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton, Massachusetts State Police say
A hiker died Wednesday afternoon in a fall at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Sutton, Massachusetts State Police said.