College student plunges 500 feet off a mountain

A young college student tragically lost his life after falling hundreds of feet while scaling an Oregon mountain. The incident occurred on Thursday when Joel Tranby, a student at Oregon State University, was climbing the North Sister peak in the Cascade Mountains with his girlfriend. Tranby fell an estimated 300 to 500 feet, sustaining severe injuries. Tranby’s girlfriend managed to call for help using her mobile phone, but was unable to pinpoint his exact location …

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