West Fork canyon in Sedona, Arizona
Sedona AZ (October 17, 2013) – Today, 80 year old Phyllis Lindberg of Sedona, Arizona, was hiking with four friends in West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon. The group stopped for lunch shortly after 11:00 in the morning and rested on a log near the trail. A large conifer tree fell striking Ms. Lindberg as she sat. She died from injuries resulting from the impact.
Another member of the Lindberg hiking party received minor injuries during the incident and refused medical treatment.
Members of the hiking party made the emergency call for help received by the Sedona Fire Department. SFD responded to the scene and found Ms. Lindberg deceased.
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, Detectives, Search and Rescue and Forest Service Law Enforcement also responded to the scene. The incident occurred approximately 2.5 miles from the West Fork Trailhead off AZ SR 89A. Search and Rescue Team members recovered the victim by stokes basket.
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Shared this article with her Facebook friends and wrote: Sad story but, god bless her, 80 years old and still hiking. There are worse ways to leave this earth than when you are doing something you love.
Oh my gosh! Even before knowing who Phyllis Lindberg was, my husband and I were only aware that her sons played and hiked in the then undeveloped six acres next to the property we purchased so many years ago.
Later we learned more about these neighbors . . . that she was the librarian at the Sedona library way long before Sedona became incorporated and received financial support from local government (the “City” of Sedona). And her husband, Paul, was far more than just the local whiz-kid on geology.
We never did become well acquainted with these solid citizens, but their presence in our at one time close knit community was a constant but unfortunately unsustainable quality of the special years we enjoyed about life in Sedona when we first decided to make this our home.
Sadness at losing anyone under such bizarre circumstances might be better served to send a message that none will be spared. Phyllis was blessed that her journey to another dimension occurred doing one of the things she loved most.
Happy voyage, Dear Neighbor.
Eddie Maddock
Where do we start. We knew her!
We cannot imagine this. Thank you for letting us know. We were in a west Sedona and it was the talk of our group and someone pulled up the story on your website. We are sad for Paul. Farewell Phyllis. There is nothing we can say that will ease the pain of her loss to long term friends and husband Paul.
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OMG! To be hale enough to hike at age 80 and then to get killed by a falling tree…seems so incongruous. Condolences to all of this remarkable woman’s loved ones.
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terrible news
condolences to family
This happens how? Such bad luck. Best to the family at this time.
God bless