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Diving death

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Police say a Thunder Bay vacationer has died after jumping off seaside cliffs in a western Jamaican beach town and hitting rocks.
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A Thunder Bay man was killed in the Negril region of Jamaica in a cliff-diving incident. (Google Maps)

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Police say a Thunder Bay vacationer has died after jumping off seaside cliffs in a western Jamaican beach town and hitting rocks.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force on Wednesday said  26-year-old Taylor Rankin was diving with friends around 4:25 p.m. Tuesday when he miscalculated his jump. He died in hospital.

Rankins was believed to be in the Caribbean country for a wedding. He is the son of former Shelter House director Cal Rankin.

Jamaican police say an investigation is ongoing. 





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