College student falls over 300 feet to his death on hike
On Monday, the life of 21-year-old college student Joel Tranby was tragically cut short when he fell several hundred feet down a rocky ravine while hiking in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. His girlfriend, who was with him at the time, called for help but was unable to locate him. Sgt. Tom Speldrich of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office revealed that Tranby stopped responding verbally before rescuers arrived. His girlfriend was rescued by helicopter, while a search …