Man Found in Zoar Valley ID'd
The man found dead on Monday in Zoar Valley has been identified.
In an e-mail sent to WESB and The HERO, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s deputies say 48-year-old Simon Griffis of Buffalo was hiking along the Deer Lick trail when he fell off a cliff into the Zoar Valley Gorge.
Griffis was the executive director of the Ashford Hollow Foundation, which oversees Griffis Sculpture Park.
Two hikers from Jamestown found him in Cattaraugus Creek and called police. His body was airlifted out by Erie County's Air One helicopter.
Deputies say the preliminary investigation has revealed that there are “no apparent suspicious circumstances involved,” but t heir investigation is continuing.
In an e-mail sent to WESB and The HERO, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s deputies say 48-year-old Simon Griffis of Buffalo was hiking along the Deer Lick trail when he fell off a cliff into the Zoar Valley Gorge.
Griffis was the executive director of the Ashford Hollow Foundation, which oversees Griffis Sculpture Park.
Two hikers from Jamestown found him in Cattaraugus Creek and called police. His body was airlifted out by Erie County's Air One helicopter.
Deputies say the preliminary investigation has revealed that there are “no apparent suspicious circumstances involved,” but t heir investigation is continuing.
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