A mother of four children died tragically on Wednesday after falling from an steep area while walking in the State Purgatory Chasm Reserve in Sutton, Massachusetts.
Carolyn Sanger, 49, of TopSfield, fell approximately 50 to 75 feet, according to the Office of the Worcester County District. It was declared dead on the scene.
The incident occurred shortly after 2 pm, which caused a response from the Massachusetts State Police, authorities told Fox News Digital.
Sanger had been walking with three of his children and other family members when the fall occurred, according to the Sutton Police.
There were already multiple medical professionals in the area who gave immediate help after the fall.
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Despite his efforts, “she was declared dead a short time later,” Sutton Police shared in a statement on Facebook.
The soldiers of the Massachusetts State Police assured the scene, and the incident remains under investigation by detective of the State Police assigned to the Office of the District Prosecutor of the County of Worcester.
“We offer our condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased,” said Massachusetts state police in a statement.
The Sutton Police also extended their sympathies to the afflicted family. On Thursday afternoon, a Gofundme page created on behalf of the Sanger family had raised almost $ 50,000.
“For those who knew Carrie, they know that she was a brilliant light; a wonderful and selfless mother who has raised four incredible, respectful and responsible children,” wrote the organizers of fundraising.
“She was a friend of everyone and her smile and her kind spirit will be surprised. He spent too early, but left the earth doing what she loved, with whom she loved.”
The abyss of purgatory, where the incident occurred, is a popular Massachusetts state park known for its dramatic granite formations and an abyss that immerses itself as deeply as 70 feet, according to Boston 25 News.
(Fox News)
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