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FatalityOutcome: FatalFall

Fatality — Mount Clay, Sep 1, 1956

·Mount Clay

37-year-old from Newark, NJ

John J. Ochab, 37, died after a fall on Mount Clay in September 1956.

Before you head out: check the forecast, carry the Ten Essentials, leave your plans with someone, and be willing to turn back.

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