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College student plunges 80 feet from cliff in Slippery Rock Township
 [NYPOST] A Pennsylvania college student survived a roughly 80-foot plunge off a cliff near a site called Breakneck Bridge in a township called Slippery Rock, according to reports.Can't say she wasn't warned... Jocie Van Kirk, 21, was walking with four other people when she fell Sunday afternoon near the Breakneck Bridge in McConnells Mill State Park in Lawrence County, WTAE reports. Van Kirk was plucked from the bottom of the cliff in a rescue basket before being airlifted to a hospital in Pittsburgh. She was alert and conscious at the time, the station reports. It’s unclear what immediately preceded Van Kirk’s fall, but the area is marked by many ledges and slippery areas, authorities told WPXI. "If you’re not familiar with the area, you could slip and fall off a ledge or if you get too close to a ledge trying to take pictures and things like that," Slippery Rock Township Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bill Lunn told the station. "Try to pay attention to where you’re at and when in doubt, stay back a little bit." Breakneck Bridge near Slipper Rock....? "Keep your dogs on leash and do not leave the designated hiking trails." Were there danger signs as well ? Posted by: Fred 2020-02-25 |
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