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UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal ATV accident on Flat Top Mountain

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UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 74-year-old Malcom Lee Varner, according to a release from the HCSO.

The cause of death remains undetermined by the Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office. The incident appears to be accidental.

ORIGINAL STORY: An all-terrain vehicle accident in a remote area of private property on Flat Top Mountain has left one man dead, according to a release from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s office personnel were at the scene Tuesday off Beverly Drive. The name of the victim was being withheld until his next-of-kin were notified.