ROCK CLIMBING NEWS ITEM

Man Suffers Fatal Fall from Red River Gorge

FRIDAY, 25 AUGUST 2006

Tevis Shaw, a climber from Lexington, fell to his death from a 100-foot cliff while camping at Red River Gorge. Shaw’s head hit a rock after the fall.

Along with Shaw in this camping trip were Elizabeth Dostart, Addison Stith and Pilar Belendez-DeSha. The camp site was located at Hen’s Nest area, off Sky Bridge Road, in Wolfe County.

The group woke up at around 5 am to find that Shaw was not at the campsite. Thinking that Shaw looked for a place to relieve himself, they went back to sleep. Hours later, they woke up and Shaw was still unseen.

Stith found Shaw’s flashlight on the ground at the top of the cliff. Shaw’s body was found below the cliff.

Red River Gorge is a canyon system on the Red River located in Kentucky. It offers sandstone cliffs, rock shelters, waterfalls and natural bridges.

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