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A rock-climbing adventure near the Ohiopyle State Park in western Pennsylvania has cost a middle-age man his life.

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The weather broke Sunday, and weekend warriors were out in force all across Pennsylvania. But a rock-climbing adventure near the Ohiopyle State Park in western Pennsylvania has cost a middle-age man his life.

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KDKA in Pittsburgh reports that say that the middle-aged man was rock climbing Sunday with a group of people at Coll's Cove when he fell off of a ledge, plunging up to 50 feet.

The accident happened around 2:20 p.m. The man, whose identity wasn't immediately released, was pronounced dead around 4 p.m.

Coll's Cove, located near Dunbar, Pa., is considered "one of Southwestern Pa.'s premier rock climbing areas, especially for bouldering," KDKA reported.

But it is no easy area to navigate for rescuers.

"Very difficult, its rugged terrain. If you can't go up over with rope rescue, you have to carry them through the bottom, which is all rocky and terrible terrain," Chief Mike Breakiron, with the Dunbar Volunteer Fire Department, told KDKA.