Post by Trix on Oct 10, 2017 22:46:34 GMT -5
Funeral Service Slated For Gorge Hiker
Posted: Oct 14, 2017 6:17 AM EST
Updated: Oct 14, 2017 6:17 AM EST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18)-- A funeral will be held Saturday for the hiker who fell to his death in the Red River Gorge early this week.
Max Suffridge, 32, of Louisville, fell more than 200 feet Monday night while setting up camp along the cliffline in Wolfe County.
A memorial service for Suffridge will be held from noon until 4 p.m. at Ratterman and Sons Funeral Home on Bardstown Road.
His funeral will immediately follow.
www.lex18.com/story/36596166/funeral-service-slated-for-gorge-hiker
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Man found dead after fall in the Red River Gorge
By WKYT News Staff
Posted: Tue 4:41 AM, Oct 10, 2017
Updated: Tue 5:37 PM, Oct 10, 2017
SLADE, Ky. (WKYT) - Officials have found the body of a man who fell in the Red River Gorge Tuesday morning.
Crews say friends of Max Suffridge called for help around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. Those friends told officials they were setting up camp for the night and realized Suffridge was missing. Officials estimate he fell about 230 feet off a cliff. The chief of Wolfe County Search and Rescue says it's the largest drop they have ever worked.
"We’re guessing that cliff is somewhere between 220 and 240 feet in height, one of the biggest cliffs I’ve personally been over here," said John May with Wolfe County Search and Rescue.
Crews found Suffridge's body around 10:00 a.m., but it took four and a half hours to recover it. He was from Louisville. Friends say he was in his late 20's.
After Suffridge fell, officials say one of his friends tried to rescue him. While climbing down, that friend got his hair and climbing gear caught on something. He had to cut his hair to free himself, then fell about 20 feet. Officials say that's when he climbed back to the top and called for help.
Read more with Video:
www.wkyt.com/content/news/Search-for-missing-hiker-in-the-Red-River-Gorge-450200793.html
Posted: Oct 14, 2017 6:17 AM EST
Updated: Oct 14, 2017 6:17 AM EST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18)-- A funeral will be held Saturday for the hiker who fell to his death in the Red River Gorge early this week.
Max Suffridge, 32, of Louisville, fell more than 200 feet Monday night while setting up camp along the cliffline in Wolfe County.
A memorial service for Suffridge will be held from noon until 4 p.m. at Ratterman and Sons Funeral Home on Bardstown Road.
His funeral will immediately follow.
www.lex18.com/story/36596166/funeral-service-slated-for-gorge-hiker
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Man found dead after fall in the Red River Gorge
By WKYT News Staff
Posted: Tue 4:41 AM, Oct 10, 2017
Updated: Tue 5:37 PM, Oct 10, 2017
SLADE, Ky. (WKYT) - Officials have found the body of a man who fell in the Red River Gorge Tuesday morning.
Crews say friends of Max Suffridge called for help around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. Those friends told officials they were setting up camp for the night and realized Suffridge was missing. Officials estimate he fell about 230 feet off a cliff. The chief of Wolfe County Search and Rescue says it's the largest drop they have ever worked.
"We’re guessing that cliff is somewhere between 220 and 240 feet in height, one of the biggest cliffs I’ve personally been over here," said John May with Wolfe County Search and Rescue.
Crews found Suffridge's body around 10:00 a.m., but it took four and a half hours to recover it. He was from Louisville. Friends say he was in his late 20's.
After Suffridge fell, officials say one of his friends tried to rescue him. While climbing down, that friend got his hair and climbing gear caught on something. He had to cut his hair to free himself, then fell about 20 feet. Officials say that's when he climbed back to the top and called for help.
Read more with Video:
www.wkyt.com/content/news/Search-for-missing-hiker-in-the-Red-River-Gorge-450200793.html