21-year-old college student falls more than 300 feet to his death on Oregon mountain
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A 21-year-old college student died after he plummeted hundreds of feet down a rocky ravine while hiking in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. Nature-lover Joel Tranby was ascending the summit of North Sister Mountain with his girlfriend on Monday when he fell between 300 and 500 feet to the ground around 12:20 p.m.,Tranby was severely injured and his girlfriend immediately called for help but was unable to see where exactly he landed, Sgt. Tom Speldrich said in a statement Wednesday.His girlfriend was transported by helicopter off of the mountain, according to family members.
After analyzing drone footage, authorities were finally able to locate Tranby’s body from a helicopter on Wednesday. Authorities are consulting climbing experts to determine if his body can be safely recovered, police said.
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