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Man dies in fall at DeKalb County park

Bucks Pocket State Park
Bucks Pocket State Park Bucks Pocket State Park
photo Stanley Edward Kirby

DeKalb County, Ala. — A man is dead after falling more than 40 feet at Bucks Pocket State Park in DeKalb County, Ala.

Stanley Edward Kirby, 35, of Sylvania, fell around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office.

He was pronounced dead by coroner Tom Wilson.