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1 dead, 1 critical after fall at Glen Onoko

A Nazareth man fell to his death just after noon on Wednesday at Glen Onoko Falls in Jim Thorpe.

Police said Rahman Mustafa Hassan, 18, was hiking in the Lehigh Gorge State Park in Lehigh Township with a group of friends.

According to state police at Hazleton, the group picnicked on a rock at the top of the falls.

Hassan was seated with his legs hanging over the edge. He was seated next to Fadi Abboud, 19, of Nazareth. A water bottle was dropped and Hassan and Abboud fell as they tried to catch it.

They both fell about 50 feet, landing at the base of the falls, police said. Hassan was killed instantly. Abboud survived but has life-threatening injuries.

Abboud was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. He is listed in critical condition.