PORT ANGELES — A 63-year-old Port Angeles man died today after he was apparently attacked by a mountain goat near Olympic National Park’s Klahhane Ridge.
Robert H. Boardman was hiking on the popular switchback trail near the Ridge.
A statement from the national park said park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report and provided emergency medical assistance.
Boardman was transported by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead.
Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the goat, confirm its identity and kill it. The goat will be transported to a veterinary
pathologist for full analysis, the park statement said.
Klahhane Ridge is located near Hurricane Ridge within Olympic National Park, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles.
