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11-Year-Old From Area Dies In 300-Foot Fall While Ice Climbing 11-Year-Old From Area Dies In 300-Foot Fall While Ice Climbing
11-Year-Old From Area Dies In 300-Foot Fall While Ice Climbing Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Northern Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing An 11-year-old boy from Westchester County died after falling about 300 feet while ice climbing in the Catskills. The boy, whose identity has not been released, fell about 300 feet down ice-covered ledges In the Town of Hunter, Greene County Sheriff Peter Kusminsky said. The incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 in the Indian Head Wilderness area of the Catskill State Park near a popular ice climbing location known as the "Dark Side" off of Platte Clove Road,…

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by Joe Lombardi