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Autopsy: Death at Looking Glass Falls was accidental


Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 7:21 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 8:28 a.m.

ASHEVILLE (AP) -- An autopsy report says a Florida man who jumped 70 feet off a water fall in the North Carolina mountains died in an accident and not a suicide.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Tuesday that the report said 49-year-old Ronald Conrad Brown's death on Aug. 31 was caused by a "non-suicidal jump into a natural pool."

The autopsy was released Monday by the State Medical Examiner's Office.

The Navarre, Fla., man died when he jumped from the top of Looking Glass Falls into a shallow pool. The report said he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.29 percent. That's more than three times the legal limit for driving.

The report said investigators found no evidence of foul play or suicidal intent.


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