POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man has died after falling 40 feet from Whittleton Arch in the Red River Gorge on Saturday, according to Powell County Search and Rescue.

Emergency crews were dispatched to the popular hiking destination at 4 p.m. Saturday after witnesses reported the fall. Powell County Search and Rescue and Powell County EMS responded to the scene where they found the man in critical condition on the rocks below the arch.

Approximately 25 to 30 people were in the area at the time of the incident, witnesses said.

Lee Bush, an avid hiker who was at the scene, provided immediate assistance before emergency responders arrived.

"Everyone just panicked, started screaming, freaking out and it became chaos," Bush said.

Bush used wilderness first aid training he received in co

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