SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) - A teenager died Wednesday after he fell down an embankment at the Cape Horn Lookout, according to the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office.

Just before 8 p.m., deputies responded to Cape Horn Lookout after a 911 caller reported his 17-year-old brother fell over an embankment. The caller reported he tried to call out to his brother, but did not get a response back.

Multiple search and rescue crews responded to the scene.

The sheriff’s office says the 17-year-old boy was found dead and removed from the steep cliffside. His name has not yet been released.

The death was determined to be accidental.

“The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office extends our deepest sympathies to this young man’s family during this tragic loss,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook po

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