We often hear, "You are a Ranger? You have the best job ever." My response is usually, yes... yes we do. And I think to myself, but when it goes bad, it can go really bad. Most people have this idea of what we do, and it generally does not involve anything bad happening. People sometimes forget, anything that happens outside of the park, can happen inside the park. Today was one of those days for Rangers out at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park. A good day goes bad. Rangers were first on scene to a fatal car crash near the entrance to Cedar Ridge Picnic area (Channel 6 News coverage). Three teenagers, out of school for a snow day and on the way to go sledding, were in a vehicle that left the roadway, overturned, and struck a tree. Rangers assisted with rescue and first aid until medics arrived. One of the passengers was pronounced dead at the scene and the other two were transported to a local area hospital in stable condition.
Our hearts are heavy. Our thoughts are with the teens' family and friends.
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