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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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 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.