Richard Ehrhart was hiking the Natural Bridges coastal trail when he fell, authorities said.
A California man has died after falling 300 feet during a hike with his wife in Oregon , officials said in a news release. Richard Ehrhart, 69, was hiking the Natural Bridges coastal trail in Oregon 's Curry County with his wife, Susan Kimura, on Sunday. The two separated on the trail, the sheriff's office said, and Kimura returned to the couple's car. It's not clear what led to Ehrhart's fall.
Members of the sheriff's office search and rescue team were called to the scene, the news release said, and two team members rappelled down to where Ehrhart had fallen. The search and rescue team members, as well as other officials who were on the scene, carried Ehrhart's body back to the trail, where he was identified. A chaplain was called to the scene to help inform Kimura of her husband's death, the sheriff's office said.
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