30. Mysterious Death in The Smokies (Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee)

When an avid outdoors lover mysteriously dies in one of her favorite places, her loved ones and friends are shocked. She had gone out for a hike she’d done many times but this time she didn’t come back. Her cause of death was listed as exposure. She had impacted the outdoors community throughout her life and her death was no different.

Sources:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/citizen-times/name/susan-bennett-obituary?id=18037676

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/11/7/jenny-bennett

https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/last-stream-unraveling-mysterious-death-smokies-hiker-jenny-bennett/

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/autopsy-smokies-hiker-died-of-cold-drug-overdose/51-311587468

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/autopsy-smokies-hiker-died-of-cold-drug-overdose/51-311587468

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