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A Friday afternoon hike in the Columbia River Gorge ended in tragedy when a 70-year-old woman fell approximately 400 feet from a trail near Horsetail Falls, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said the accident happened at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Friday, August 28. The woman was about half a mile up the trail when she fell, suffering injuries that proved fatal. A friend who was hiking with her witnessed the emergency and called for help.
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Officials have not publicly released the woman’s identity while they work to notify her family. No additional information has been provided about what caused her to fall.
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