Riding lawnmower plunges off cliff

Authorities say a man riding a lawn tractor in Ohio has plunged 50 feet off a cliff and died.

The (Elyria) Chronicle-Telegram reports the Elyria Fire Department in northeast Ohio received a call about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday for a man in the Black River. Rescuers rappelled down the cliff and found a woman holding the man up in chest-deep water. The man, 61, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials say the 61-yearold man was pronounced dead at the scene.