Student, 21, dies after falling 100ft from a cliff while taking photos with her boyfriend at a coastal viewpoint near a highway in Oregon
- Michelle Casey's boyfriend called police on Sunday morning stating that she fell at the Neahkahnie Mountain Viewpoint off Highway 101 near Manzanita
- A tree stopped her from falling into the ocean but she was badly injured and had to be airlifted to a hospital
- She was said to be 'unconscious but breathing' at the time of her rescue
- 22-year-old later died from her injuries
- Casey was an organ donor, her family revealed, and she was able to save two lives
- She had been a graduate at Clackamas High School, worked at Starbucks and was studying kinesiolofy at OSU
A 22-year-old Oregon student died on Sunday after falling 100 ft from a cliff as she posed for photos with her boyfriend at a mountain viewpoint.
First responders received a call at roughly 10.15am from Michelle Casey's boyfriend stating that she fell at the Neahkahnie Mountain Viewpoint off Highway 101 near Manzanita.
He shared with authorities that Casey was taking photos over the retaining wall when she fell. A tree stopped her from falling into the ocean but she was badly injured and had to be airlifted to a hospital, KOIN reports.
Michelle Casey's boyfriend called police on Sunday morning stating that she fell at the Neahkahnie Mountain Viewpoint off Highway 101 near Manzanita
He shared with authorities that Casey was taking photos over the retaining wall when she fell. A tree stopped her from falling into the ocean but she was badly injured and had to be airlifted to a hospital
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She was said to be 'unconscious but breathing' at the time of her rescue. Casey later died from her injuries.
Casey was an organ donor, her family revealed, and she was able to save two lives.
She was said to be 'unconscious but breathing' at the time of her rescue. Casey later died from her injuries
She had been a graduate at Clackamas High School, worked at Starbucks and was studying kinesiolofy at OSU
Tyson Zagelow, Casey's friend, described her as adoring her family and enjoying her time in choir.
'I just want people to basically know that she's just the most loving person that I've probably ever known,' he added.
Zagelow shared that he saw Casey on Friday.
He continued: 'We just said hi and talked a little bit. I didn't hear from her from the weekend.'
'(Michelle is) the type of person that you could be driving down the road and she'll make you roll down the windows and you'll be blaring a song, screaming it out loud.'
