
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, August 16, 1993                   TAG: 9308160148
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: SKYLAND                                LENGTH: Short

SIGHTSEER DIES IN 100-FOOT FALL FROM OVERLOOK

A King George man died Sunday after he fell 100 feet from an overlook on Skyline Drive in Page County.

Larry Hawkins, 43, apparently lost his footing while sightseeing at the Crescent Rock Overlook, said Shenandoah National Park spokesman Robbie Brockwehl.

Witnesses said Hawkins, who was with five other people, fell about 3:45 p.m., Brockwehl said. By the time two park rangers reached him a few minutes later, he was not breathing and had no pulse.

Brockwehl said she didn't know where Hawkins was standing before he fell. But she said most overlooks in the park have some type of stone wall between drop-offs and viewing areas. - Associated Press

Keywords:
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