Juvenile dies in fall at Clifty Falls

MADISON, Ind. — The body of a juvenile has been recovered at Clifty Falls State Park on Tuesday.

According to Indiana Conservation Officers, the juvenile, whose identity is being withheld, slipped over Hoffman Falls, on elf the park’s steep waterfall.

Police responded to an emergency call around noon on Tuesday of a report that two juveniles were hiking off the trail near Hoffman Falls when one slipped into the moving water and went over the edge.

No foul play is suspected.

DNR officials encourage park visitors to adhere to park trails for the protection of the park and their own safety.