STANTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kristin Gousse with Powell County Search and Rescue, says there was a UTV accident in Hollerwood Off-Road Park in Stanton. Officials say they were called to the scene around 8:40 p.m. The UTV was carrying two people.
According to Gousse, the crash involved a man and a woman who were engaged. The man was driving the UTV when he took a turn too hard and ended up going off a multi-pitch cliff that was reported to be about 80 feet.
The man was thrown from the vehicle, but the woman stayed inside. She was able to get out of the vehicle and perform CPR on the man until medics arrived.
The woman sustained several fractures and was airlifted to the hospital at around 10:30 p.m., and the man was declared dead on the scene.
Their identities have not been released.
Powell County Search and Rescue, RedStar, Powell County EMS and Middlefork Fire are all on scene with the two people involved in the incident. The rescue involved multiple high-angle rope systems.
