well of course anyone can die of a heart attack anywhere....in a crowded shopping mall or in the backcountry.

The other guy seemed like he fell and was injured...but if he would have just thrown his sleeping bag in his backpack, it sounds like he would have survived. So it sounds like that was a big mistake but perhaps he wasn't thinking clearly at the time.

But yes a sad story and hate to hear of any hikers dying while doing what they love. An 18 y/o girl fell to her death at Mount Yonah in GA over the weekend as well...too bad.