Keeping safety first when hiking at the Gorge
Red River Gorge is a true gem of Kentucky and more hikers from across the country are taking the Slade exit off the Mountain Parkway to find their next trail. Summer is usually a busy time for rescue teams in the area.
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POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) â Red River Gorge is a true gem of Kentucky and more hikers from across the country are taking the Slade exit off the Mountain Parkway to find their next trail.
Summer is usually a busy time for rescue teams in the area.
First Published: 10:27 AM PDT, May 7, 2021
Gabriella Smith s family told WKRC/WKYT News that she was an experienced hiker, and likely lost her footing and fell.
A 24-year-old medical student from the University of Kentucky plunged 150 feet to her death at the Red River Gorge while she was out hiking, authorities said.
The young woman, who was identified as Gabriella Smith, had gone hiking and never returned home. On Tuesday search crews found the young woman, who had fallen off the cliff in the Auxier Ridge area of the Red River Gorge Geological Area, Powell County Search and Rescue said in a statement.
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University of Kentucky student found dead after falling off 150-foot cliff KATE FELDMAN
A 24-year-old University of Kentucky student fell 150 feet to her death while hiking in the Red River Gorge, local officials announced Wednesday.
The woman, identified by her family as Gabriella Smith, a second-year medical student from Alexandria, had gone hiking on Monday but never returned home as expected, according to Powell County Search & Rescue.
The team was able to ping Smith’s GPS from her phone and began searching for her in the Auxier Ridge area of the gorge.
“We did not get the results that we wanted,” officials said.
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