LICKING COUNTY, OH (WCMH) — Officials are investigating after one person fell into Blackhand Gorge on Memorial Day.

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources responders were called out to Blackhand Gorge, which is east of Newark, at about 8:30pm Monday on a report of a person who had fallen into the gorge.

The ODNR said Craig Bartley, 27, from Kentucky, died after he apparently climbed onto a tree on the train trestle and fell into the gorge.Keep checking NBC4i.com for real-time updates on this story. To get alerts for breaking news, grab the free NBC4 News App for iPhone or Android. You can also sign up for email alerts.