ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, March 9, 1997                  TAG: 9703100069
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: B-4  EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: MARK CLOTHIER

ROANOKE-AREA MAN FALLS TO HIS DEATH

A 30-year-old man from the Roanoke area died after falling 80 feet Saturday afternoon while rock climbing in Giles County.

The man's name will not be released until relatives are notified, according to Investigator Mark Skidmore of the Giles County Sheriff's Office.

There was no indication of foul play, but alcohol might have been involved, Skidmore said.

The accident occurred at 4:30 p.m. at Spruce Run and River roads along the New River. The man was one of five friends rock climbing. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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KEYWORDS: FATALITY