HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia man was found dead after what Hall County deputies believe was a freak accident involving a homemade zip line.
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Deputies were called out to a home on Whitmire Circle around 1 p.m. Oct. 21. When they got to the home, they found 58-year-old Stephen Reeves entangled in rope in the middle of the zip line hanging several feet from the ground. He was dead.
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Investigators believe he had been dead less than 24 hours.
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It’s unclear what the purpose of the zip line was.
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