Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirms woman fell to her death at Pinnacles Park

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Boone County Sheriff's Office is investigating a death at Pinnacles Youth Park in northern Boone County.

Sheriff's Office Capt. Brian Leer declined to give more details, but said investigators are looking into a death and a fall.

The Sheriff's Office later wrote on its social media that a woman fell off a cliff at 10:15 a.m. at 850 E. Pinnacles Road. She fell 50 feet, according to the post.

The woman was not responsive when responders tried to resuscitate. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Boone County Fire Protection District would not say Tuesday morning what brought several emergency vehicles to an emergency call at the Pinnacles Youth Park.

Chuck Doss, Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief, said fire district units and Boone Health EMS were dispatched to Pinnacle Point for reports of an individual who had fallen from the bluff at Pinnacle Park.

Doss would not give any more information on the incident or the individual, citing an ongoing Boone County Sheriff's Office investigation.

Doss did confirm the victim was with other people, who called 911.

"The acquaintance and another witness were identified and interviewed. The investigation into this incident is currently active and ongoing; however, there is no reason at this time to believe the female’s fall and subsequent death was anything other than a tragic accident," the sheriff's office wrote at 4:45 p.m.

Doss said that this is a common area for people to go hiking, and that they have responded to a couple of calls in the area. He added that a high-angle rescue is a fairly common call.

"So it's a fairly common call up here. I mean, this is, we're up here a couple times a year for different things," Doss said. Between the hiking trails, people will, you know, twist an ankle on the trail or we'll fall at smaller distances, but we, we run up here a couple times a year for different types,"