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Father, Son Fall off Canyon; Father Dies

By Robert Blomquist

WHNT in Huntsville is reporting a Mobile man fell to his death Friday afternoon in North Alabama. Father, Son Fall off Canyon; Father Dies

Published: Fri, April 18, 2008 - 9:12 pm Last Updated: Fri, April 18, 2008 - 9:17 pm

WHNT in Huntsville, AL, is reporting a Mobile man fell to his death Friday afternoon in North Alabama.
It happened at the Little River Canyon National Preserve near Fort Payne.
Authorities say a 5 year old boy fell 40 feet from the waterfall and than his father jumped in after him.
The father was taken to Dekalb Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, his son survived the fall.
The names of the father and son have not yet been released.

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BamaBob Says:

Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 1:47 pm

Who is the man?

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DEBRA Says:

Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 9:54 pm

me and my church will keep this family in our prayers. He is a hero and a angel. I cryed wend i sawed this on the internet all i could do is thank of my father. GOD BLESS

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randapanda Says:

Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 2:54 pm

We are also related to the family, this is such a tragedy. On one hand we are blessed that the child is ok, but we are saddned by the outcome for the father. He was a wonderful man. He is be seen as a hero in everyone’s eyes. Our prayers are with this family.

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FoleyViewer Says:

Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 12:42 pm

We are family friends. This tragedy will touch many lives. The father was a great man, daddy, husband and friend. Our prayers are with his family.

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