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  • May 11, 2007 at 7:18 pm #10715
    Guests
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    WHAT GIVES? I PLANNED ON VISITING THIS PLACE LATER THIS MONTH?

    HAVASUPAI MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER, ROBBERY AND
    KIDNAPING OF JAPANESE TOURIST TOMOMI HANAMURE
    FLAGSTAFF – Federal officials joined the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office to announce
    Friday the indictment of Randy Wescogame, 18, of the Havasupai Indian Tribe, on federal charges
    for the murder, robbery and kidnaping of Tomomi Hanamure, a Japanese tourist who disappeared on
    May 8, 2006 after going for a hike to the Havasupai Falls.
    “The charges today are the result of the close cooperation and intense commitment by the
    Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Havasupai
    Community to solve this case,â€

    May 11, 2007 at 7:20 pm #11371
    BirdShooter
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    I have often seen and been captivated by the alluring photos of Havasu Falls, but had no awareness to the turbulent environment that exists within its boundaries. Anne McGivney just wrote an article on it in Backpacker Magazine (June 2007).

    While most adventurers are fully cognizant of the natural dangers that can take their lives, few understand and appreciate the social and political worlds they traverse. This is a wake-up call to all of us, and hopefully to the Supai tribe as well.

    May 15, 2007 at 7:08 am #11372
    TreeFrog
    Participant

    Saw the same article. Unbelieveable. Had no idea this was going on so close to Grand Canyon National Park.

    June 1, 2007 at 6:43 pm #11373
    Stagefright
    Participant

    Same here. That’s a shame in every way I Look at it. And I don’t think there is an easy solution to it.

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