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Man killed in fall at Bucks Pocket State Park in North Alabama

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photo Stanley Edward Kirby

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, the sheriff’s office says.

He was pronounced dead by coroner Tom Wilson.