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Baylor University Establishes Scholarship Honoring Texas Teen’s Fatal Olympic National Park Fall

The fund at Baylor University commemorates his love for hiking by supporting future students in Grant’s memory.

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Overview

  • On June 8, Grant Herridge, 18, slipped on wet rocks above Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park and fell 50 feet.
  • Rescue teams faced high river flows that delayed recovery until a ranger found his body pinned between the first and second falls the next day.
  • The Vanguard College Preparatory graduate had planned a seven-park road trip and looked forward to attending Baylor University in the fall.
  • Baylor University launched the Grant Herridge Memorial Scholarship to honor his adventurous spirit and support incoming students.
  • Friends, classmates and the Baylor community have rallied around the Herridge family with prayers, donations and remembrance events.