Authorities in Arizona said that a 21-year-old hiker fell 700 feet to his death from the Flatiron Peak in the Superstition Mountains.
The tragedy occurred Monday when Richard Jacobson’s trip companion called the police shortly after midnight.
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“The reporting party stated he and his friend were camping on top of Flat Iron when his friend went to the edge to take a photo and slipped,” the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to hiking website AllTrails’ reviewers, the trail to the Flatiron peak “is not for the faint of heart.”
“Hardest hike I’ve done in the valley so far, but so worth it when you get to the top,” a January 23 comment reads. “The last mile is definitely the hardest. Prepare to climb rocks.”
