UPDATE: The man's been identified.

A man fell to his death Tuesday while visiting a scenic state park in the Columbia River Gorge with his family, authorities said.

The 64-year-old tumbled roughly 30 feet as he approached a viewing platform near Bridal Veil Falls around 4 p.m., said officials with the Corbett Fire Department, which responded to the incident.

"It was a fairly steep fall with lots of big rocks," Corbett Fire Chief David Flood told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

The man, who was not identified, had been hiking in the area with his wife and adult daughter and son, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said.

The family was out in the gorge celebrating the man's birthday, Flood said.

Onlookers rushed to the aid of the injured hiker and tried to give him CPR, the sheriff's office said.

Rescue crews said he died at the scene, according to authorities.

-- Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

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503-294-7632 II @shanedkavanaugh