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July 12, 2023
Tragedy at Multnomah Falls
Father dies
after falling
from cliff
while hiking
near waterfall
(AP) — Authorities say a
father died over the weekend
when he fell roughly 200 feet
(61 meters) while hiking with
his wife and five children
in Oregon.
The Multnomah County
Sheriff’s Office on Monday
identified the man as 41-year-
old Gerardo Hernandez-Ro-
driguez of Beaverton, Oregon.
Hernandez-Rodriguez was
hiking with his family on a
popular trail near Multnomah
Falls, the state’s tallest water-
fall, on Saturday, the sheriff’s
office said. He stumbled and
fell from a switchback not far
from the falls and the scenic
Authorities respond after a hiker died near Multnomah Falls. Photo courtesy :CORBETT FIRE
Benson Bridge, roughly 30
miles (48.28 kilometers) east
of Portland.
Sheriff’s deputies and a U.S.
Forest Service ranger began to
search the area, asking a nearby
police department for a drone
to help search the steep and
largely inaccessible terrain.
A sheriff’s deputy found
Hernandez-Rodriguez at the
base of a cliff near a highway,
directly below the trail where
he slipped. He did not survive
the fall, the sheriff’s office
said, and officials believe al-
cohol impairment was a con-
tributing factor in the fall.
More than 2 million people
go to Multnomah Falls each
year, according to the U.S.
Forest Service. The sheriff’s
office said hikers in the Co-
lumbia River Gorge should
have appropriate footwear
and equipment, watch where
they step and keep children
within reach.
PCC Earns
Grant for Basic
Needs Services
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According to a 2020 Real
College Survey conducted
by the Hope Center at Tem-
ple University, 64% of PCC
students say they experience
some sort of basic needs in-
security and 41% reported
that they had experienced
food insecurity in the previ-
ous 30 days.
Due to feedback from
students, PCC has built a
foundation of resources and
services to address its stu-
dents’ basic needs. Students
can visit the college’s basic
needs webpage and get sup-
port navigating resources, a
map of assistance programs
in their area, and calculate
their eligibility for financial
help and resources.
This ties into the overall
student support offerings
that college has established
like food pantries, schol-
arships and financial aid,
counseling, housing, legal
services and transportation
solutions. PCC is also mov-
ing toward partnering with
community organizations to
establish affordable hous-
ing units. The PCC Portland
Metro Workforce Training
Center redevelopment in
NE Portland will have 84
units available to qualifying
students and President Dr.
Adrien Bennings recently
helped PCC partners open
a 72-unit complex near the
Southeast Campus.
“This partnership has cre-
ated an opportunity for our
students to have access to
affordable housing,” said Dr.
Bennings. “When you see the
situation across our state, this
is going to go a long way in
creating some resolution so
that basic needs can be met.”