Bay Area man dies after falling 300 feet from a cliff in Oregon, authorities say

NATURAL BRIDGES, Ore. (KGO) -- A Bay Area man has died after falling 300 feet from a cliff in Oregon, officials said.

The Curry County Sheriff's Office says they recovered the body of 69-year old Richard Ehrhart of San Jose on Sunday at Natural Bridges, near Brookings, a small town near the California-Oregon Border.

Authorities say a passerby spotted Ehrhart's body and called for help.

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Ehrhart had been hiking with his wife.

The two separated on the trail and she returned to their car to wait for him, according to authorities.

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