SUN JOURNAL • August 13, 2020
A Rhode Island woman was injured Wednesday afternoon when she fell about 40 feet while on a steep, remote section of the Appalachian Trail, near Sugarloaf in northern Franklin County. Emma Sonberg, 25, of Smithfield, Rhode Island, fell on the area of the trail that crosses Orbeton Stream. She sustained a serious injury to her right arm along with scrapes and bruising. She was able to notify authorities by activating an emergency locator beacon she carried with her.