Most claims against government in Olympic NP goat goring case dismissed
A judge has dismissed most of a widow's claims against the federal government after her husband was killed by a mountain goat at Olympic National Park two years ago, saying that even if it seems unfair, the park can't be sued for the decisions it made.
Robert Boardman, a 63-year-old registered nurse, was trying to protect his wife and friend when the 370-pound billy goat gored him, severing arteries in his thigh, on a trail near Hurricane Ridge in October 2010. The goat is believed to have been one that harassed park visitors for years, and although staff tried various techniques for scaring it off and posted signs warning of the danger, they didn't take steps that might have prevented Boardman's death: killing or relocating the animal.