Sollith comments

Sad, but unknown what could have caused the fall.

As far as age goes, there are many people who climb well into their 70s, 80s, and 90s. Just because you can't do it, doesn't mean others shouldn't if they have the ability.

Life happens. You could be hit by a car while out walking, killed in a freak natural disaster (i.e. lightning, flood, tornado, tree falling on you, landslide, tsunami, earthquake, etc.), fall of a stair the wrong way, an allergic reaction, triping and falling on a paintbrush just the right way, or any number of other causes. Maybe you get sick in a pandemic and medical complications leave you dead. Who knows? Point is we can't all be scared all the time and just hide in some padded room hoping that the person(s) or processes that deliver food don't suddenly fail and you end up starving to death or something in that padded, "safe" room.

Climbing is a perfectly acceptable hobby and while it can be dangerous it can also be done safely, freak accidents aside. Personally, I'm more worried about snake bites, grizzly bears, and other stuff out of my control than the stuff in my control while climbing.