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UK student found dead at bottom of cliff at Red River Gorge Share Updated: 1:38 PM EDT May 5, 2021 By Associated Press/WKYT . GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 1:38 PM EDT May 5, 2021 By Associated Press/WKYT 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 Gabriella Smith 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. 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 ....