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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 03 > Hiker dies in 275-foot fall at Smith Rock

Hiker dies in 275-foot fall at Smith Rock

Salem man had hiked trail before, an official says

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
August 3, 2008

A Salem man was found dead Saturday after falling 275 feet from a rock outcrop on the Misery Ridge Trail at Smith Rock State Park. Crews from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue had to lower a stretcher down the north face of Misery Ridge to recover the body, an....

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