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Man dies after falling from Obed's Lilly Bluff Overlook in Morgan County

Morgan County authorities say a man from Michigan died after he tried to jump from an overlook onto a tree. 
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A man died at Obed Wild and Scenic River Sunday at the Lilly Bluff Overlook.

The Morgan County Sheriff's Department is investigating after 30-year-old Michigan resident Christopher Rogers died.

According to dispatch, Rogers tried to jump from the overlook to a nearby tree, but the branches couldn't support his weight and he fell before hitting a rock ledge.

The National Park Service is involved int he investigation.

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