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Hocking Hills Records Another Climber Death
Monday, May 20, 2013    
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A Centerville man fell 130 feet to his death

LOGAN, Ohio (AP)  Authorities say a 52-year-old man died when he fell from a cliff while rappelling in southeastern Ohio over the weekend.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the man died in the fall Saturday in Hocking Hills State Park near Logan.

An agency spokeswoman said man- who is from Centerville, in the Dayton area- fell from the top of a 130-foot cliff. His name has not been released.

The man had accompanied a Boy Scout troop to the state park. He was rappelling at about 5pm Saturday in the rock-climbing area of the park when he fell.