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Broken fence to blame for fatal accident on Scarborough cliff walk

Broken fence to blame for fatal accident on Scarborough cliff walk

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A Georgia woman who was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after falling about 30 feet from a cliff walk in Scarborough has died.

Police say 54-year-old Romona Gowens fell off the cliff walk around 10:30 a.m. Monday. She had been leaning on a fence when it broke.

Gowens was taken to Maine Medical Center after her sister and a fisherman called 911.

She died in the hospital.

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