Authorities believe the
UK student got too close to the edge of the cliff and fell, Powell County Search and Rescue spokeswoman
Lt. Lisa Johnson told
It was the second fall crews responded to at the gorge in 24 hours, Johnson said. A man fell Monday night from a nearby cliff and was taken to the University of
Kentucky Hospital in
Lexington.
Gabriella ‘Gabby’ Smith University of Kentucky student hiking along Red River Gorge falls 150ft to her death. Body found. Image via Red STAR Wilderness EMS
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Johnson urged hikers to not get too close to cliff edges because they can give way when the ground is wet and can crumble when the ground is dry.