NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION

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DECEDENT'S NAME:  Linda Marie Rose       &nb sp;  CASE #: C02051-09
CITY OF RESIDENCE: Ridgecrest      &nb sp;   AGE: 30 yrs.
TYPE OF CASE: Accidental Fall
DATE OF INCIDENT: 11/01/2009      &nb sp;   TIME: About 1400 hrs.
LOCATION: Approximately 1 mile South of SR-14 & Brady Street, Ridgecrest, CA
DATE OF DEATH: 11/01/2009      &nb sp;  TIME: 1550 hrs.
PLACE OF DEATH: Pronounced dead at the scene
INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Kern County Sheriff's Office

Details: This decedent fell approximately 100 feet into a mine shaft while exploring an abandoned mine.

Details: On 11/1/2009 at 1418 hours, deputies from the Ridgecrest Substation were dispatched to assist Kern County Fire on a report from witnesses of a 30 year old female that had fallen into a mine shaft at the Tungstun Peak Mine located one mile south of the intersection of Hwy 14 and Hwy 395. The victim was later identified as Linda Rose  from the Ridgecrest area.