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Fatality — Ripley Falls Trail, Oct 12, 2013

·Ripley Falls Trail

60-year-old male from South Dennis, Massachusetts (James Byrne)

A 60-year-old Massachusetts man, later identified as James Byrne, became unresponsive approximately one-half mile up the Ripley Falls Trail in Hart's Location on October 12, 2013. CPR was attempted by his companion and volunteers but was unsuccessful. Rescuers carried him out by litter and he was pronounced dead; exact cause of death was not determined.

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