Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 | midnight
A 35-year-old Las Vegas man died Sunday after plunging 75 feet while attempting a climb on Lake Mead National Recreation Area's Fortification Hill.
Lake Mead spokesman Andrew Muñoz said Jay Brown Jr. was hiking with a group on a popular trail when he decided to try an off-trail climb around 10:50 a.m. Witnesses told authorities he had reached a height of about 16 feet when he lost his hold.
"It's an unfortunate accident," Muñoz said.
A Kingman paramedic was helicoptered to the area, near Kingman Wash on the Arizona side of Lake Mead. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dave Clark can be reached at 990-2677 or [email protected].
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