MORGANTON, N.C. — A rock climber died after a fall of 80 feet from a mountain in Burke County Sunday, officials say.
The incident was reported around 11:45 a.m. at Shortoff Mountain, according to a news release from the Burke County Office of Emergency Services.
The 31-year-old man who died had been free climbing in “one of the most difficult portions of the Linville Gorge,” officials said.