Conche 'in shock' after snowmobiler dies in fall off cliff

People in Conche are mourning the second tragic death in five months.

On Saturday, a 57-year-old man died after hissnowmobile went over a high cliff in an area known as the Glass Hole, about threekilometres southeast of the communityon Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula.

This incident follows the man's brother drowningin October.

"The community's in shock," saidConcheMayor Brendan Fitzpatrick.

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He says there is a route nearby, but the area where the man went over is not a place snowmobilers typically travel, as there's no groomed trail.

I can't imagine what the family is going through.- Brendan Fitzpatrick

The Glass Hole is a lookout area on the edge of a cliff, with a view over the ocean, andFitzpatrick saidthe drop is about 76 metres.

Roddickton RCMP were called around 6 p.m., and police, the Conchefire department, long range search and rescue, and local residents found the man dead.

The man lived in Conche all his life, Fitzpatrick said, and with two tragedies so close together, it's a tough time for both the family and the community.

"I tell you, it's hard on them," said Fitzpatrick. "It's hard on everybody, so I can't imagine what the family is going through.

"Everybody's in shock, y'know," he said, "and everyone's trying to pull together for the family and everything, and it makes it sad around here."

The man's body was recovered, RCMP said, and the investigation is ongoing.

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