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March 31, 2008

Anonymous The Tribune-Democrat Mon Mar 31, 2008, 10:44 AM EDT

By KIRK SWAUGER

KSWAUGER@TRIBDEM.COM

JENNERSTOWN – The bodies of two hikers found at the base of popular climbing rocks have been identified as a Westmoreland County man and woman.

Sara Baum, 24, of Greensburg and Christopher Cardy, 25, of Ligonier died after apparently falling from the cliffs at Beams Rocks, part of Forbes State Forest in Lincoln Township, authorities said Monday.

An autopsy is scheduled for this morning, Somerset County Coroner Wallace Miller said.

State police are asking anyone who may have seen or heard anything while at Beams Rocks between 2 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday to contact the Somerset barracks at 445-4104.

It was the second and third deaths at the rock formation in the past year.

In August, Michael Vomish, 19, of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, was killed when he fell during a climb with his girlfriend and another group.

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