The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

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June 14, 2010

Rock climber dies after fall in New River Gorge

By Amelia A. Pridemore Register-Herald Reporter

A Virginia woman who fell while rock climbing in the New River Gorge Saturday has died, authorities said.

Karen Feher, 33, of Midlothian, Va., was taken to Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, where she was pronounced dead, said Chuck Noll, acting chief ranger for the New River Gorge National River.

Feher fell from the Kaymoor Buttress area in Fayette County around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Noll said. She fell about 50 feet, and CPR was performed almost immediately after she fell.

Feher was using protective equipment, and she was climbing with a group, Noll said. Exactly how she fell remains under investigation, but Noll said there could have been a rigging error. There was nothing suspicious found.

— E-mail: apridemore@register-herald.com

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