College student dies in fall while hiking Oregon mountain

year-old Joel Tranby fell hundreds of feet down a ravine while climbing North Sister Mountain in Oregon's Cascade Mountains.
Tranby was climbing with his girlfriend when he fell between 300 to 500 feet down a steep area with loose rock.
Search teams struggled to locate Tranby due to the difficult terrain but eventually recovered his body with the help of drone footage.
Tranby was an active outdoor enthusiast and respected member of the Bend, Oregon community.
Authorities are consulting climbing experts to determine how to safely recover Tranby's body from the challenging mountain terrain.