Glen Ridge Man Falls To His Death In Acadia National Park: Report

Authorities say that a Glen Ridge man fell to his death while taking photographs from a seaside cliff in Acadia National Park in Maine on Monday night.

Mark Simon, 68, may have fallen from a cliff in the park after going out on the rocks to take photographs of the sunset around 7 p.m., Acadia National Park spokesman John Kelly said.

Simon’s wife – who was waiting in their car in a nearby parking lot – waved down a park ranger around 9:30 p.m., the Bangor Daily News reported.

Rangers found Simon around 30 minutes later lying unresponsive at the bottom of a 40-foot cliff, the Daily News stated.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Mount Desert Island Search and Rescue unit helped to pull Simon’s body from the water around 11:30 p.m. after it was carried offshore by the tides, authorities stated.

Authorities said that Simon’s fall appears to be accidental, but are conducting an investigation.

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