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Visitor Fatality from Apparent Suicide
March 21, 2024 · Source: National Park Service
On Wednesday, March 20, the park received reports of an injured visitor along the Grapevine Hills Road. Responding rangers located the body of an 80-year-old man from Alpine, TX. The scene was investigated by the National Park Service, FBI, and Texas Rangers and the cause of death was determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Traveler guidance by State & Nation Staff Writer.