A blog about those who died in the name of residential treatment. We cannot change the future if we don't know what we do want to avoid.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Erica Harvey - 2002
15 year old Erica Harvey cooked to death in the wilderness. Despite the fact that the wilderness program marketed themselves as professionals they didn't take into account that the body temperature can change very fast on a medicated person in the harsh wilderness conditions.
Her parents sought help by professionals. They didn't get that. Instead they got their daughter killed by amateurs.
Many years later her mother came forward expressing a hope that the tragedy the loss of her daughter meant her for should not repeat itself for another family. Sadly it was not the case.
Sources:
Deaths 2000-4, Fornits Wiki Database
Losing Erica: Cynthia Clark Harvey Doesn't Want Anyone Else's Child to Die in a Wilderness-Therapy Program Phoenix New Times, November 5 2009
Labels:
2002,
heat,
oregon,
wilderness therapy
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