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Suicide At Cape Hatteras ???? - 09/10/03 12:34 PM
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http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030909/APN/309090966&cachetime=5
The Associated Press
A Pennsylvania man died when he fell from the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse balcony in an apparent suicide, the National Park Service said.
Adrian Benner, 26, of Leola, Pa., was vacationing at the Outer Banks with his wife when he fell 165 feet to the ground Monday afternoon, the park service said. Benner was pronounced dead at the scene.
One staff member and two visitors on the balcony saw the fall, the park service said.
This is the first suicide at the 208-tall beacon, the tallest brick lighthouse in the world, according to the park service.
The black- and white-striped lighthouse, erected in 1870, was moved about a half-mile southwest of its original coastline location in 1999 to protect the structure from the encroaching Atlantic surf.
The Lightkeeper
Mike
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030909/APN/309090966&cachetime=5
The Associated Press
A Pennsylvania man died when he fell from the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse balcony in an apparent suicide, the National Park Service said.
Adrian Benner, 26, of Leola, Pa., was vacationing at the Outer Banks with his wife when he fell 165 feet to the ground Monday afternoon, the park service said. Benner was pronounced dead at the scene.
One staff member and two visitors on the balcony saw the fall, the park service said.
This is the first suicide at the 208-tall beacon, the tallest brick lighthouse in the world, according to the park service.
The black- and white-striped lighthouse, erected in 1870, was moved about a half-mile southwest of its original coastline location in 1999 to protect the structure from the encroaching Atlantic surf.
The Lightkeeper
Mike