Man Dies After Falling Off Trail While Hiking

On Wednesday evening just after 8:00pm, May 22, dispatch received a call from a woman reporting a man had fallen from the Lost Falls trail. The woman had to hike to another location to obtain cell phone coverage to call 911.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the area with personnel from Ashland Fire & Rescue and Mercy Flights. The man was found deceased in the water at the base of a 100-foot cliff.

The victim was identified as Michael Kent Brewster, 63, of Medford. His family has been notified of his death.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue personnel returned Thursday morning to recover Brewster’s body during daylight hours. An investigator with the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office accompanied search and rescue during the recovery effort. The cause and manner of death is under investigation.

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