US EditionCoroner: Mason Resident Dies After 40-Foot Fall at Red River Gorge
A hiker fell 40 feet from Whittleton Arch and died at the University of Kentucky Hospital after emergency crews responded and provided care, officials reported.
- On Saturday afternoon, emergency crews responded to Whittleton Arch in Red River Gorge after a man fell approximately 40 feet onto rocks below.
- The fall occurred during a busy time with 25 to 30 people nearby, and the man was found in critical condition and airlifted to UK Hospital.
- Lee Bush, who has wilderness first aid training and extensive emergency experience, attended to the injured hiker for roughly half an hour until professional medical personnel arrived to assume care.
- The Fayette County Coroner confirmed that 24-year-old Cameron Smoot from Mason, Ohio, died on August 30 after sustaining several severe blunt trauma injuries caused by his fall.
- Smoot's death is under accident investigation, prompting calls for hikers to stay on established trails as the rescue team reported multiple incidents over the Labor Day weekend.
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