Deputies at the scene of a deadly fall near Morin Trailhead

On Sept. 6, at about 7 p.m., a caller reported that a friend had fallen from the rocks near the Morin Trailhead, located in the 4500 block of N. Equestrian Ln. inside Riverside State Park, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Initial information indicated the witness and his friend – both adult males in their early twenties – ventured out onto the rocks and extremely high cliffs. As they began to make their way back, the witness crossed a narrow portion first, and when he looked back after reaching safe footing, his friend was gone.

The male did not survive the fall an...