Massachusetts hunter killed in mountain fall near Cordova

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 67-year-old man from Massachusetts died Wednesday after falling while goat hunting in Cordova, Alaska State Troopers said.

Troopers received a report around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday that John DeLuca had fallen from Queen’s Chair, a popular hunting area outside Cordova. He was found injured and unresponsive.

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the scene by helicopter and transported DeLuca to a clinic in Cordova, where he was pronounced dead.

Another hunter with DeLuca was also flown out with serious injuries but is expected to survive, troopers said.

DeLuca’s next of kin has been notified. His body will be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office.

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