A 36-year-old Florida woman, Michelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, has d+ed after reportedly falling nearly 1,000 feet off a mountain while attempting to take a photograph during a family hiking trip in Italy.
Michelle was visiting the Dolomite Mountains with her family last weekend when she reportedly lost her balance at a scenic viewpoint along the Val di Fassa pass in the Trentino region, according to Italian media reports.
Although the exact distance of her fall remains unclear, local reports estimate that she fell as far as 980 feet.
The family had been heading towards a cable car that would have taken them to a restaurant further up the mountain when the incident occurred.
Rescuers eventually reached Michelle’s location, but a doctor pronounced her de@d at the scene. Her family members were subsequently airlifted off the mountain.
Michelle graduated from Brigham Young University in 2012 and worked as a digital nomad. She had also lived in Rome the previous year.