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Nanaimo woman identified as person who fell to her death on Hornby

Nanaimo resident Donna Anne Whittome, 70, is the woman who died Saturday when she tumbled down a cliff on Hornby Island.

Nanaimo resident Donna Anne Whittome, 70, is the woman who died Saturday when she tumbled down a cliff on Hornby Island.The BC Coroners Service confirmed her identity. Mrs. Whittome was with family and friends in Helliwell Provincial Park. The group was walking along a trail that rose above a cliff face approximately 15 metres high, regional coroner Matt Brown said in a news release.Mrs. Whittome was witnessed to lose her balance and fall, landing on rocks at the bottom of the cliff face, Brown added. Mrs. Whittome's family has been notified of her death.The BC Coroners Service expressed its condolences to Ms. Whittome's family and friends, and its thanks for the assistance of the Comox Valley RCMP detachment, RCMP marine unit, Canadian Coast Guard and BC Ambulance Service air ambulance.