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The Story Of Mt. Katahdin's Suicide

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You will not want to climb Mt. Katahdin after hearing the story of 12 year old boy Donn Fendler. On July 17, 1939 Donn was climbing Mt. Katahdin with his friends and father until he raced ahead of the group leaving his father and most of his friends behind. The weather suddenly changed from sunny and warm to cloudy with lots of rain and sleet. Donn got scared. He ran to find his cousin and father. Donn survived by preserving against the odds by walking for nine days without any food. One major role in Donn's survival was following a stream which soon turned into a river leading to civilization. On day nine rescued by spotting an occupied cabin he then decided to climb up a tree branch and yell for help. Mrs.McMoran and Mr.McMoran saw him and

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