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Grapevine man dies after trying to slide down from third-floor stairwell hand rail

A Grapevine man has died from injuries he suffered when he attempted to slide down a hand rail of an apartment stairwell, Grapevine police said.

The victim was identified as Kyle Wolf, 26, who died Friday night at a hospital, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office website on Tuesday. He died from multiple blunt force injuries from a fall and his death was ruled an accident.

Wolf was pronounced dead at 8:12 p.m. Friday, according to the medical examiner’s website.

Grapevine police and firefighters responded to the scene shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday in the 3700 block of N. Grapevine Mills Parkway.

Wolf lived in the complex and was helping a friend move, Grapevine police said. He started walking downstairs from the third floor.

At some point, Wolf attempted to slide down the hand rail, slipped off and fell onto concrete.

There were no signs of foul play, Grapevine police said Tuesday in a news release.

This story was originally published March 5, 2019 at 11:11 AM.

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Domingo Ramirez Jr. was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent more than 35 years in journalism.
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