Motorcyclist Killed After Falling in State Forest

A motorcyclist died Saturday after crashing in a state forest on the East Hampton and Portland line.

Eden Cook, 52, of Glastonbury, was driving a Honda XR650 by himself on Woodchoppers Road in the Meshomasic State Forest just before 3 p.m. Saturday when he fell off his motorcycle and his head hit the road, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) police.

Someone passing by saw him lying on the ground and alerted authorities.

LifeStar was called to the motorcycle crash and then canceled.

It's unknown what caused the crash.

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