(National
Park Service) Hikers came upon a body near Yahoo Falls on the
morning of October 29th and reported their discovery to two employees
from Daniel Boone NF who were working along Highway 700. The forest
Service in turn notified rangers and the county rescue squad. Rangers
found the body of 28-year-old Robert K. Hayes of Bowling Green,
Kentucky, at the base of the 113-foot high falls. The county coroner
pronounced him dead at the scene. Rangers found Hayes’ campsite above
the falls at one of the several overlooks located on the Yahoo Falls
loop trail. It appears that he fell from the top of the falls
sometime during the previous night, but the exact cause remains under
investigation. Ranger Jimmy Barna was IC and lead investigator for
the incident.
[Submitted by Chief Ranger's Office]
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