College student falls off mountain and dies
In a tragic turn of events, a college student met his untimely death while attempting to climb an Oregon mountain. Joel Tranby, an Oregon State University student, was scaling the North Sister peak in the Cascade Mountains with his girlfriend when he fell an estimated 300 to 500 feet, sustaining life-threatening injuries. Despite his girlfriend’s frantic call for help, Tranby’s exact location remained unknown. Sgt. Tom Speldrich of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office reported that …