Residents of a small eastern Utah community are grieving after authorities say a 17-year-old girl fell 30 feet to her death from a cliff during a hike with friends on Friday.
as"a very tough and popular Jeep trail that is also adored by hikers," offers a panoramic view of the Moab Valley, Arches National Park and the LaSal Mountains.
Police officers responded to the scene alongside personnel from the sheriff's office, fire department, county search and rescue and emergency medical services teams, authorities said, adding that they"worked vigorously to climb to the area above the victim." Responders used"harnesses and climbing gear with ropes" to reach McKinney, who was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained in the fall, according to police.
McKinney was later identified in a statement released by the local Grand County High School, where the teenager had been enrolled.
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