A third-year mechanical engineering student at Caltech with a “passion for adventure” tragically died in a fall during a trip to Big Sur.
Kenneth Taylor, 21, was killed by paramedics at the base of a 120-foot waterfall along California’s rugged coastline around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. was discovered doing.
Authorities said no foul play was suspected.
A spokesperson for the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department said. tribune newspaper It was explained that it was a climbing accident.
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A break in the southbound lanes of Highway 1 at the Rocky Creek Bridge on Monday, April 1, 2024 in Big Sur, California. (AP Photo/Nick Cooley)
Cal Poly President Jeffrey D. Armstrong and Vice President for Student Affairs Keith B. Humphrey released a joint statement to the campus community Monday, remembering Mr. Taylor as a kind man and an enthusiast of the outdoors.
“It is with great sadness that we share the news that Cal Poly student Kenneth Taylor passed away this past weekend. Kenneth, a junior mechanical engineering major from Richland, Washington, died in a travel accident. He passed away on Saturday, May 6th in Big Sur,” the statement said.
A large sign marks the Grand Avenue entrance to the UC campus in San Luis Obispo, California. (David Middlecamp/San Luis Obispo Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Taylor is remembered as a man of “incredible technical ability, but also incredible kindness, unparalleled resourcefulness, and a passion for adventure that inspired everyone.”
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“Kenneth was an outdoor enthusiast. He was a founding member of the Alpine Club, participated in activities with the Surfrider Foundation, and served as a trip leader for ASI Poly Escapes,” a statement from school leaders said. ing. “ASI staff described him as a man of incredible technical ability, yet also incredible kindness, unparalleled resourcefulness, and a passion for adventure that inspired everyone.” I commented.
McWay Falls falls over an 80-foot cliff onto the beach at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park on California Highway 1 on Sunday, May 2, 2021 in Big Sur, California. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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The university said it provides mental health counseling to both students and campus staff.
