One dead in UTV accident in Powell County
Powell County, Ky. (WTVQ) — One person has died and another person has been injured in a UTV accident.
According to Kristen Gousse with Powell County Search and Rescue, around 8:40 Saturday night, officials were called to the Hollerwood off-road park in Stanton for a UTV accident involving one man and one woman.
Gousse says the couple took a turn too fast and went over a multi-pitch cliff that was reported to be about 80 feet.
She says the man was ejected from the UTV, while the woman stayed inside.
The woman was able to get out, call 911 and perform CPR on the man until medics arrived.
The woman sustained multiple fractures and was life-flighted to the hospital. The man was pronounced dead on the scene.
Thier identities have not yet been released, but the Powell County Coroner says the male victim was a 23-year-old from Grant county.
Powell County Search and Rescue, Redstar, Powell County EMS and Middlefork Fire all assisted on the scene.
