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Searchers find Herriman teen's body in Big Cottonwood Canyon

My deepest sympathy goes out to her family.

I too send my sympathy to her family.

I went to High School with her. She was always kind, funny and the life of the party. She will be missed.

Nice group to hike with. Allow a member of your group to get separated...

You weren't there! These were all her friends. They all loved her very much. There were a lot of them there, they thought she was with another part of the group and when they found she wasn't they called for help and searched as well. Who do you think you are to make such an insensitive judgement?

Nice going Deseret News. Take multiple pictures of the boyfriend and family immediately after learning of the girl's death. I realize it's your job to inform, but show some tact and class, and give grieving people some privacy.

What's next, showing pictures of her body as searchers found her?

Christina was a beautiful girl both inside and out. We will all miss her. This is a tragic loss to all.

Is the display of true emotion too much for you handle?

I suppose you would rather see a benign picture of the mountain trail or the expressionless face of some reporter who doesn't know anything about Christina.

Your weak strawman is pathetic.

Of course, no one wants to see pictures of the body, but there's nothing wrong with seeing pictures of her grieving friends.

this is a horrible tragedy and my prayers go out to the family of Christina.Without knowing the details it is impossible to know who was to blame. Generally speaking however, it is NEVER a wise thing to hike on an unfamiliar trail with low visibility and you NEVER EVER lose track of a hiker in your group. The whole purpose of the buddy system to help each other across dicey parts of the trail.There are times however when there is nothing that could be done to save a person - somethings accidents just happen with no one at fault. Again, it is impossible to say which side of the fence this tragedy falls on without knowing the details.

If I was coming apart, I wouldnt want to have my picture taken.. Would you?

It's called the news, grow up and get over it. Turn on your TV everyday and you'll see far worse. Where have been these past years living in a cave!.

it is a hard thing to see the shock and grief that overcome friends and family after an accident. I'm not sure it was necessary to show multiple photo's of her boy friend just to dramatize the scene. I think one photo would have been plenty. The poor kid is obviously beside himself with grief. The D-News needs to back off and show some empathy and respect.

I was precisely going to ask people here to avoid posting negative comments: why the pics, who to blame, what to do next time, what to avoid, etc. This was a tragic accident. Please, show some compasion and let's all pray for her family and all close to her so they can find the comfort and peace they need. From the pictures you can tell she was very loved. I am glad for her. Not everybody can say that.

Agree with 1:05pm. If you want to criticize, go to the articles about crime and politics. Those are the ones who deserve that kind of comments.

Sorry both to 1:105 and 1:14; this is the news. And this is a public bulletin board, precisely for the public's reaction.

You have a different vision of what these boards should look like than I.

This is a completely appropriate place, in my opinion, for a variety of reactions from the public, from criticism, to questioning, to notes of compassion.

If you only want the latter, you are in the wrong place.

I was biking in BCC this morning and saw the search & rescue vehicles.
When I came back down I noticed the medical examiner's van and knew it was a tragedy.
I hope the family is ok.

To 12:24:

Nope, I can handle real emotion. I just think snapping pics of someone losing it wasn't needed. Did you really need those pics to get the full effect of the tragedy, or are you one of those who needs the big pop up pictures to get the point across?

To the others who started blasting me saying I should think of the family and friends: Gee, I thought that was my whole point.

My father was killed by a train and because he was badly burned, my family chose not to view his charred body. Them some thoughtless reporter thought it was their job to show the "real" accident and put a picture of my dad in the newspaper after the accident with his workboots sticking out from under a blanket. I didn't appreciate it then and I think tabloid journalism has no place in a respected newspaper...ever. The day we need to see raw emotion to understand someone's grieving is a sad day indeed.

Being the family member of a murder victim, I am grateful that my grief-stricken face was not splashed all over the news and media when I learned of the death of my father and in the days following. It was a horrific time and just having his death reported on the news was awful enough, I didn't need my grief out there too. So, I'm with Tony, give the family & friends some privacy.

Wow, these pictures sure put a human side to this tradgedy. It is easy to feel for those who obviously loved this young lady. Always hard to hear of the death of someone at such a prime time of life.