A 3rd yr mechanical engineering student with a “passion for adventure” from California Polytechnic State College tragically fell to his demise whereas on a visit to Large Sur.
Kenneth Taylor, 21, was discovered useless by emergency responders round 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 6 on the base of a 120-foot waterfall alongside California’s rugged coast, the Monterey County sheriff’s workplace stated.
Authorities stated that foul play was not suspected.
A spokesperson with the San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s division confirmed with the Tribune newspaper that it was described as a climbing accident.
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A break within the southbound lane of Freeway 1 at Rocky Creek Bridge in Large Sur, Calif., Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photograph/Nic Coury)
Cal Poly College President Jeffery D. Armstrong and Vice President for Scholar Affairs Keith B. Humphrey shared a joint assertion with the campus group on Monday, remembering Taylor as being sort and an outdoor enthusiast.
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Cal Poly student Kenneth Taylor’s passing this past weekend. Kenneth, a third-year student majoring in mechanical engineering from Richland, Washington, died Saturday, April 6, after an accident during a trip to Big Sur,” the assertion stated.
A big signal marks the Grand Avenue entrance to Cal Poly’s college campus in San Luis Obispo, California. (David Middlecamp/San Luis Obispo Tribune/Tribune Information Service through Getty Photographs)
Taylor was remembered as “a person of incredible technical skill and, even more, incredible kindness, unmatched wittiness, and a passion for adventure that could inspire anyone.”
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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,” the assertion from faculty leaders stated. “ASI staff described him as “an individual of unimaginable technical talent and much more unimaginable kindness, unmatched wittiness, and a passion for adventure that might encourage anybody.”
McWay Falls drops over an 80-foot cliff onto the beach at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park along California Highway 1 on Sunday, May 2, 2021 in Big Sur, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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The university said that they are offering both students and campus employees mental health counseling.
