Hiker slips and falls over waterfall as friend tries to save her, Michigan sheriff says

Chacour Koop
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A missing hiker was swept over a waterfall after she slipped in a river, Michigan officials say.

Stephanie Narvaez, a 22-year-old Wisconsin woman, and a 22-year-old Milwaukee man were hiking at Rainbow Falls in northern Michigan on Saturday, according to the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office.

Narvaez lost her footing near the waterfall when they tried to cross the Black River, officials say. Despite efforts by her friend to save her, the water carried Narvaez over the waterfall, the sheriff’s office say.

The waterfall located in the Ottawa National Forest is about 40 feet tall, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

A Michigan State Police dive team searched for Narvaez late into the evening Sunday without finding her.

“Those efforts were severely hampered by the dangerous currents and treacherous underwater terrain,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Deputies and a search and rescue team remained at the scene Monday.