A woman fell to her death and a teenager was seriously injured at a popular southern California hiking trail during the woman’s attempt to help the girl, who had slipped, authorities said. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office described the teenagers traveling with Crocker, who was from Ladera Ranch, California, as “family and family friends” in a news release. They both fell over the waterfall’s edge and landed in the bottom-most pool of water, according to the medical examiner. Crocker died of multiple blunt force injuries and drowning, and the medical examiner ruled her death as an accident. The injured teenager was taken via helicopter to a hospital for treatment of severe but non-life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff’s department.

Source: CNN June 12, 2023 14:18 UTC