Officials ID man who died after falling at Illinois state park

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LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. — The person who died after falling at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois on Saturday afternoon has been identified.

According to officials from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the incident was reported around 4:30 p.m. in the park’s Illinois Canyon.

On Monday, the LaSalle County coroner identified the victim as 38-year-old Albert Cramer, of Oswego, Illinois. Preliminary autopsy results indicate Cramer died of “fatal injuries sustained from the fall.”

No foul play is suspected.

The incident remains under further investigation by the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, Illinois Conservation Police Department and Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigation Unit.

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