JULIAN, Calif. (KGTV) — A woman died Thursday morning after falling into one of the waterfalls at Three Sisters Falls, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
SDSD Lt. Matthew Carpenter says deputies received a call about the incident at 9:45 a.m. The sheriff's department, along with a crew of firefighters, used a helicopter in an effort to find and rescue the woman.
According to authorities, a group consisting of a woman and four teenagers were hiking along the ledge when one of the teens slipped.
"The woman supervising the teenagers attempted to keep the girl from going over the ledge. Unfortunately, both the woman and girl fell and suffered severe injuries."
When first responders took the woman, only identified as a 48-year-old, out of the water, it was apparent she was dead, Carpenter says.
A 15-year-old girl who also fell was taken to the hospital with neck and back injuries.
The U.S. Forest Service was also called out to the scene.
