Foul Play Ruled out in Gorge Metro Park Death

The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office narrowed Daniel Short's manner of death to two possibilities.

Updated 11.5.12, 5:42 p.m. Daniel Short's manner of death was ruled "undetermined" by the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office on Friday. According to his death certificate, Short, 51, of Cuyahoga Falls, jumped or accidentally fell 40 feet down into Gorge Metro Park earlier this week.  Either way, through its investigation and autopsy findings, the medical examiner's office has ruled out foul play.  Body Found in Gorge Metro Park Identified A hiker spotted Short sprawled out along the rocky terrain below Mary Campbell Cave at 4:45 p.m. Monday.  He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter by Cuyahoga Falls EMS after sustaining blunt force trauma to the chest.  Barring any new developments, "the investigation has come to an end." said …

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Dead Body Found in Gorge Metro Park

Cuyahoga Falls Police reported the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office is handling the investigation.

At about 4:45 p.m. Monday, a hiker dialed 9-1-1 after finding a body near the walking path of Mary Campbell Cave in Gorge Metro Park.  Cuyahoga Falls Police, Fire, EMS and Summit County park rangers rushed to the scene, blocked off the area and determined the man was dead, according to EMS radio traffic. EMS observed the man had suffered one or more head injuries. The man is yet to be identified, and Cuyahoga Falls Police declined to comment on whether the man's injuries were self-inflicted.  The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office has taken over the investigation and will report back to local law enforcement on its findings. 

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Viewfinder: The Falls on a Winter's Day

With a dusting of snow on Saturday, it wasn't hard to find several picturesque landscapes in Cuyahoga Valley, High Bridge Glens and Babb Run Park.

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