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Person dies after possibly falling off cliff along Barton Creek in Austin, authorities say

Incident happened Wednesday southeast of downtown

Barton Creek Greenbelt in Austin. (Google Maps)

AUSTIN – One person died on Wednesday after possibly falling off a cliff along the Barton Creek Greenbelt in Austin, according to authorities.

In a Tweet, the Austin Travis County EMS said it was responding to a report of an unconscious person on a trail after 1:30 p.m. The trail is located near the 2600 block of Barton Hills Drive, southeast of downtown.

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Just after 2 p.m., authorities Tweeted that the person was pronounced dead.

ATCEMS did not give information about the victim, who was an adult.

No other information was released.


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