The family of an 11-year-old girl who was killed at the Big Four Ice Caves in Verlot has been forced to take down a cross they placed there in the memory of their daughter.
Grace Tam was killed in July 2010 by a chunk of falling ice the size of a pickup.
Hikers are told not to go inside the cave because of danger of falling ice, but the girl and her brother did not go inside the cave and were outside when the ice fell.
When Grace's family placed a pink cross outside the caves, the U.S. Forest Service told them to take it down because it was a religious symbol and was against regulations.
In an email to the Forest Service, Grace's father, John Tam, wrote:
"Please note we took the day off & went up the Ice Caves & removed Gracie's cross per yours' & US forest service requirement. Please note every so often ( At least once a year as long as I /we are able to ), I will be still going up there with a TEMPORARY cross ( For that day use only )."
Grace Tam was killed on July 31, 2010.
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