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Local teen dies at Texas state park

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A Commerce teenager has reportedly died following an outing at a South Texas state park.

18-year-old Wayne Eudale Midura died Saturday at the Garner State Park, about ten miles south of Leakey.

The Leakey Star newspaper reported Midura and another man were standing at the edge of Old Baldy Hill when Midura reportedly fell off the cliff, a distance of nearly 300 feet. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the newspaper, Midura's driver's license listed a Commerce address.

No additional details were immediately available.