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Indiana woman dies after suffering medical emergency on hiking trail at Cumberland Falls

  • Jul 5, 2025
  • Jul 5, 2025 Updated Jul 5, 2025
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Woman dies on hiking trail at Cumberland Falls

    A 32-year-old woman suffered a medical emergency.

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky State Police is investigating after a woman was found dead on a hiking trail at Cumberland Falls Friday afternoon.

    Kentucky State Police said 32-year-old Domnesha Scott, of Indiana, suffered a medical emergency while hiking on the Moonbow Trail in Whitley County, Kentucky, and died.

    An autopsy is pending.

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