SUTTON — A mother from Topsfield, hiking with three of her four children at Purgatory Chasm, died in a fall from a rock formation, according to authorities. Rescue crews were summoned to the state reservation near Route 146 about 2 p.m. April 23. A short time later, the request for a medical helicopter was canceled.

Massachusetts mom hiking with children at ‘Purgatory Chasm’ falls 75 feet to her death - Carrie Sanger, 49, was out with three of her four children when the tragic accident occurred

The town of Topsfield is mourning after a mother fell to her death​ while hiking with her family at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton.