PHILIPSTOWN — State parks officials say a 25-year-old man has died after falling about 100 feet while rock climbing without protective ropes.The accident happened around 6 p.m. Thursday near Breakneck Ridge in the Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve in Putnam County. Authorities say Kenneth Steier of Poughkeepsie was hiking with two friends on the popular Washburn Trail on Bull Hill in Philipstown.
Stories Related to Rock Climber Falls To His Death In Hudson Valley
Associated Press, Times Herald-Record
Fri, 05/25/2018 - 11:49am
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Topics: New York Orange County, NY Middletown
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