A tense time on the Middle Fork...

http://www.hungryhorsenews.com/articles/2008/11/27/news/news01.txt

Covering this sort of thing is always a bit difficult. It's not very pleasant watching a man try to kill himself. It's even less pleasant knowing that you have to let events take their course. Your job is to get the pictures, not interfere. Early in my career I went to a bear mauling in Glacier. They were wheeling one of the victims down the trail and I took some photos of her being loaded into the ambulance and then I asked the ranger "Does this mean the trail is closed?"

Perhaps one of the dumbest questions I've ever asked anyone. He looked at me like he wanted to kill me. I get along with that ranger rather well, today.