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Date: April 28, 1984
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Location: Springdale
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Easting: 568000
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Northing: 5484000
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Latitude: 49° 30' 00" N
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Longitude: 56° 04' 00" W
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Fatalities: 1
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Injuries: 0
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Source: Rockfall containment measures at Springdale,
Newfoundland. By R.D. Boyd Nor'wester, May 2, 1984
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Early in 1984 a tragedy occurred when a visiting 16 year old boy
(Jeffery James Cull of Carmanville) was killed while climbing on
the slope face. He was crushed when a large (1m) block (2000 lbs)
detached from the face and pinned him into a crevice. Before this
report rockfalls (1-2m in size) have occurred once every one or
two years. Smaller blocks have fallen much more frequently. Wooden
fence posts have been broken and blocks have landed in back yards.
A search and rescue helicopter lifted the boulder from the slope
before it caused further damage.
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