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Man Falls Backward From Wall, Dies in Philadelphia: Police

A 20-year-old man died after falling backward in a Philadelphia wooded area popular among hikers.

The deadly fall in a body of water took place Thursday morning around 10:45 as the man sat on a wall in the woods near Hermit Lane and Henry Avenue in Wissahickon Valley Park, said Philadelphia Police.

Medics pronounced the man dead a short time later.

It wasn't clear exactly where in the wooded area the man fell and into what body of water he fell into.

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