SALUDA, N.C. — A Concord man plunged about 100 feet to his death Sunday from a lookout rock while hiking with his children, authorities said.
Saluda Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Zach Pace said the man tripped on a root and fell near Big Bradley Falls after turning around to make sure his daughters were making it down the trail OK.
A witness tried unsuccessfully to save him.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office identified the man on Monday as 47-year-old Lance Healy.
Capt. B.J. Bayne said Healy was hiking with his two daughters, ages 9 and 12.
Big Bradley Falls is a 75-foot waterfall in a gorge on Cove Creek near Saluda, North Carolina.
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