NKY native found dead in Red River Gorge Powell County Search and Rescue says 24-year-old Gabriella Smith went hiking in the Auxier Ridge area on Monday. When she didn’t return home, search teams were contacted. Smith’s body was found at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff. (Source: Provided by family) By WKYT News Staff and FOX19 Digital Staff | May 5, 2021 at 1:18 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 10:32 AM
SLADE, Ky. (WKYT/FOX19) - An Alexandria native who was attending the University of Kentucky died following a hiking incident in the Red River Gorge.
Powell County Search and Rescue says 24-year-old Gabriella Smith went hiking in the Auxier Ridge area on Monday. When she didn’t return home, search teams were contacted.
University of Kentucky student found dead at the bottom of a cliff in Red River Gorge Jeremy Chisenhall, Lexington Herald-Leader
May 5 A University of Kentucky student was found dead Tuesday after falling 150 feet while hiking in the Red River Gorge, search and rescue officials said.
Officials were notified the 24-year-old woman was missing after she went hiking Monday and never returned home. Powell County Search and Rescue pinged her phone and her watch to get her GPS coordinates and began searching in the Auxier Ridge area. We did not get the results that we wanted, Powell County Search and Rescue said in a Facebook post. She was located at the bottom of a 150 cliff and did not survive the fall. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this difficult time.
A 24-year-old University of Kentucky student who went hiking at Red River Gorge has been found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff, authorities said.
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STANTON, Ky. A 24-year-old University of Kentucky student who went hiking at Red River Gorge has been found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff, authorities said.
Powell County Search and Rescue said in a statement that the organization was notified Tuesday that the woman had gone hiking Monday and did not return. Crews were able to ping the woman’s phone and watch to get GPS coordinates and began searching for her in the Auxier Ridge area, the statement said.