Authorities have identified Carolyn Sanger as the Topsfield mother of four who died while hiking at the Purgatory Chasm State Reservation.

"She's an amazing, amazing human," Michael Sanger said. "She was the brightness and the light on a dark day for a lot of people."

A mother out for a hike with her family died after falling at Purgatory Chasm State reservation in Sutton, Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon.Massachusetts State Police said they received reports of a person falling shortly after 2 p.