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A Bristol man was killed after a fall at Ralph Stover State Park in Upper Bucks County.
Jacob Darroch, 24, was pronounced dead Sunday morning after he fell down a roughly 100-foot-tall rock embankment. He was hiking at the park with friends, officials said.
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Despite rescue attempts from park rangers, the Point Pleasant Fire Company and Upper Bucks Emergency Medical Squad, Darroch succumbed to various injuries he received.
A representative from the coroner’s office said a final determination on Darroch’s death could not be made until toxicology reports are returned in several weeks.
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“Jake, being the thrill-seeker that he is, wanted to get a better view and slipped and fell. It’s a very, very tragic accident,” Darroch’s mother told the Doylestown Intelligencer.
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A friend of Darroch, who did not wish to be identified, said the 24 year old was the proud father a five-year-old daughter.
A GoFundMe.com page was set up to help raise funds to pay for Darroch’s funeral expenses.
