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Woman dies after falling from zip line ride at Delaware park

BEAR, Del. (AP) – Delaware State Police are investigating the death of a woman who fell from a zip line ride at Lums Pond State Park in Bear.

Authorities say the 59-year-old woman fell about 40 feet from the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure attraction Wednesday afternoon.


The woman was treated at the scene by New Castle County paramedics before being taken by ambulance to the Christiana Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The victim’s name was being withheld pending the notification of her next of kin.

Authorities say no one else was injured.