SMOKE HOLE, W.Va. — A man fell to his death while climbing in the Monongahela National Forest on Saturday.
Authorities in Pendleton County said the man was climbing a rock feature along Smoke Hole Road when he fell about 50-feet.
The 75-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. He lived in Virginia.
The Pendleton County Office of Emergency Management Facebook page said, “Emergency crews offered their condolences to the man’s family and climbing partners. No other information about the incident has been released at this time.”