FORMER LINCOLNTON RESIDENT DIES IN CALIFORNIA FALL

By Jon Mayhew
Publisher

LINCOLNTON -- A former Lincolnton resident died in an early Friday morning fall from a condo balcony.

Marcella Holman, 21, fell over a railing of the condo building in downtown San Diego near her home around 3 a.m. The building was located at Ash and Columbia Streets according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

She worked as a cocktail waitress at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego.

Authorities don't know for sure if alcohol was involved.

"I do know she was on the balcony with friends enjoying some sort of social gathering when she slipped and fell," said a San Diego Police officer.

The investigation into the incident continues. Warlick Funeral Home in Lincolnton in serving the Holman family and arrangements are incomplete as of Sunday afternoon