Adventures in the wilderness can be dramatic and deadly. Everglades National Park's death records date back to the early 20th century; all told, hundreds of people have died or are presumed to have died in the park during the first hundred years of its existence. Alligator and panther attacks, encounters with pythons, drownings, plane crashes and boating accidents are chief among the calamities experienced by visitors and park personnel alike. Collected here are some the most gripping accounts in park history of these unfortunate events caused by natural forces or human folly.