It was Zaynad Joseph (40) who died when she and her family were on a mountain trip in Arizona. It enlightened Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office in a statement last week.
Zaynad was hiking with her one-year-old and her husband when she tragically fell off a cliff, according to the local police district.
Was going to take a picture – fell to his death
A group of hikers stopped when they heard a scream. While some of them called the emergency number, others climbed down to help the woman.
THE MOUNTAIN AREA: Bear Mountain is a popular hiking destination in Sedona, Arizona. Photo: US Department of Agriculture / Forest Service / CC0
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Still breathing
The woman should have been breathing when the first people found her, says the sheriff, according to CNN.
– Unfortunately, she died soon after, the statement says.
The child and her husband were transported down the mountain by helicopter.
The family, who actually live in California, had rented a vacation home via Airbnb in Sedona, the police said.
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Investigating deaths
The path up Bear Mountain is described, among other things, as “steep and difficult in some places”, according to the US Forest Service.
The route has an ascent of just under 550 metres, it says on the website.
The cause of the death is being investigated, the Yavapai police district says, and on Wednesday they were able to confirm that they have interviewed a number of witnesses and other hikers who came down from the mountain.
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The police also ask that people who have information, or who witnessed the fatal fall, contact them.
According to the local TV channel, KTVK, this is the third hiker who has died in Sedona this year.
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