Massachusetts, Mt. Tom—On September 17, Harvey Peltier (10), his brother Robert (12), James Bausant (11), and Gary Jones (12) climbed Mt. Tom uneventfully in the early afternoon. They had followed a special trail of their own from the Mountain Park area. During the descent down the steep side, Harvey Peltier slipped on a ledge. His friends tried to catch him but failed and he slid down the ledge, fell over the side, and landed in a crevice some 35 feet below where he was wedged in an opening in the rocks. Rescue teams were alerted about 4:30 p.m. and the rescue was completed by 6:00 p.m. Harvey was reported to have fractures of both arms and lacerations of the head and chest.

Source: Newspaper clippings.