POWELL COUNTY, Ky. —

A man from Mason who was hiking died over the weekend after falling at Red River Gorge in eastern Kentucky.

Powell County Search and Rescue said officials were dispatched for a call at Whittleton Arch around 4 p.m. Saturday. Advertisement

Initial reports said the person fell about 40 feet into rocks below. This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

Once crews located the victim, he was taken to University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, where he died from his injuries.

The Fayette County Coroner identified the hiker as 24-year-old Cameron Smoot, from Mason, Ohio. The cause of death was listed as multiple blunt force injuries due to the fall.

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