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A 3rd 12 months mechanical engineering pupil with a “ardour for journey” from California Polytechnic State College tragically fell to his demise whereas on a visit to Massive Sur.
Kenneth Taylor, 21, was discovered lifeless by emergency responders round 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 6 on the base of a 120-foot waterfall alongside California’s rugged coast, the Monterey County sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
Authorities mentioned that foul play was not suspected.
A spokesperson with the San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s division confirmed with the Tribune newspaper that it was described as a climbing accident.
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A break within the southbound lane of Freeway 1 at Rocky Creek Bridge in Massive Sur, Calif., Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photograph/Nic Coury)
Cal Poly College President Jeffery D. Armstrong and Vice President for Pupil Affairs Keith B. Humphrey shared a joint assertion with the campus group on Monday, remembering Taylor as being variety and an out of doors fanatic.
“It’s with heavy hearts that we share the information of Cal Poly pupil Kenneth Taylor’s passing this previous weekend. Kenneth, a third-year pupil majoring in mechanical engineering from Richland, Washington, died Saturday, April 6, after an accident throughout a visit to Massive Sur,” the assertion mentioned.
A big signal marks the Grand Avenue entrance to Cal Poly’s college campus in San Luis Obispo, California. (David Middlecamp/San Luis Obispo Tribune/Tribune Information Service by way of Getty Pictures)
Taylor was remembered as “an individual of unimaginable technical ability and, much more, unimaginable kindness, unmatched wittiness, and a ardour for journey that would encourage anybody.”
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“Kenneth was an out of doors fanatic: he was a founding member of the Alpine Membership, participated in actions with the Surfrider Basis, and served as a visit chief for ASI Poly Escapes,” the assertion from college leaders mentioned. “ASI employees described him as “an individual of unimaginable technical ability and much more unimaginable kindness, unmatched wittiness, and a ardour for journey that would encourage anybody.”
McWay Falls drops over an 80-foot cliff onto the seashore at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park alongside California Freeway 1 on Sunday, Might 2, 2021 in Massive Sur, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Occasions by way of Getty Pictures)
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The college mentioned that they’re providing each college students and campus workers psychological well being counseling.
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California school pupil dies in tragic accident at Massive Sur
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