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Florida woman, 36, dies in fall from Dolomites overlook while taking a photo
Michelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, 36, of Florida died after slipping from a scenic overlook in Italy's Val di Fassa while hiking with family.
A family trip to the Italian mountains ended in heartbreak for a woman from Florida.
What happened
Michelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva was hiking in the Dolomites last weekend with relatives. The group was in the Val di Fassa area of Trentino.
According to reports, she was trying to snap a picture at a scenic overlook when she lost her footing and went over the edge.
It is still not clear exactly how far she fell. Local estimates put the drop at as much as 980 feet.
The rescue
The family had been walking to a cable car that was meant to take them up to a restaurant on the mountain.
Rescuers made it to the spot where she landed. A doctor pronounced her dead there, while the rest of the family was flown off the mountain by helicopter.
Remembering Michelle
Michelle earned her degree from Brigham Young University in 2012. She worked as a digital nomad and spent last year living in Rome.
She was just 36 years old.
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