Death Site Shows Escape Was Almost Impossible
by Nicholas Wilson
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by Nicholas Wilson
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Visiting
the death scene on "Gypsy Mountain," as it has been dubbed by the
activists, is an exhausting hour-and-a-half climb up the steep switchbacks
of the dirt logging road to reach the ridgetop where the clearcut logging
was taking place.
The terrain is important, considering that the Coroner's report confirmed on Tuesday that David Chain died, probably instantly, when he was crushed by a direct hit from a large tree felled by a logger. There was no domino effect; he was not struck by a second tree knocked over by the felled tree. 
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At the scene it became apparent that the tangle of downed logs, broken
branches and foliage completely covering the extremely steep hillside made it
impossible to run -- or even to walk -- to get away from a falling tree on
short notice. It was necessary to carefully choose each footstep and test
it for solidity before placing full weight on it.