Charles Scott Rogers (December 4, 1961 - November 27, 2020) was an American hiker.
Biography
Rogers was born in
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...
on December 4, 1961.
He became an amputee following an accident with a shotgun on Memorial Day 1998.
Several media outlets, including
CNN
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,
Associated Press
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, and
NBC
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, reported extensively on his 2004 hike. Duncan Mansfield, AP writer from
Knoxville, Tennessee
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, coined the term "bionic hiker".
Rogers died on November 27, 2020, after having
tetraplegia
Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is defined as the dysfunction or loss of motor and/or sensory function in the cervical area of the spinal cord. A loss of motor function can present as either weakness or paralysis leading to partial ...
for 40 years.
References
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1961 births
2020 deaths
People from Savannah, Georgia
Sportspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)
Hikers
American amputees
American disabled sportspeople