Campbell County family mourns loss of daughter in hiking accident: She had so much to offer Updated: 11:16 PM EDT May 5, 2021
Gabriella Smith, 24, died after falling at Red River Gorge Share Updated: 11:16 PM EDT May 5, 2021
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Show Transcript ROCK IN A FREAK ACCIDENT. RANDY: IT’S TRAGIC. THAT’S REALLY THE ONLY WORDS I CAN COME UP WITH. REPORTER: A FATHER’S HEART ACHES AT THE LOSS OF HIS 24-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. RANDY SMITH SAYS GABRIELLA SMITH, DIED IN AN ACCIDENT AT RED RIVER GORGE, FALLING 150 FEET OFF A CLIFF MONDA HER MOTHER KERENSA SMITH, SAYS THEY’VE ALL HIKED FOR YEARS. KERENSA: SHE DID EVERYTHING THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE TO BE HIKING ALONE. SHE LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHERE SHE WAS GOING, WHICH TRAIL SHE WAS GOING ON, WHAT TIME SHE WAS GOING INTO THE TRAIL REPORTER: HER MOTHER SAYS SHE WAS BREAKING IN NEW BOOTS BEFORE A HIKING TRIP OUT WEST. THE FAMILY NEVER GOT A TEXT FROM GABRIELLA THAT SHE MADE IT HOME. THEY SAY HER PHONE ST