College student falls to his death while hiking in Central Oregon mountains

Joel Tranby’s body was located Thursday, days after he fell hundreds of feet down a ravine near the summit of North Sister.

BEND, Ore. — The body of a 21-year-old college student was located Thursday, days after he fell hundreds of feet down a steep, rocky ravine near the summit of North Sister in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains.

Joel Tranby loved the outdoors and was a big part of the community in the city of Bend, according to people who knew him, and his parents said they’re “devastated by the loss,” KTVZ-TV reported Wednesday. He helped coach his former high school’s Nordic Ski Team and was planning to

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