An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
A 16-year-old girl died over the weekend after falling off a steep ledge in New York state's Zoar Valley, authorities said.
Deputies from the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office along with New York State Police troopers responded to the scene near the tiny town of Otto on Saturday evening, after receiving several 911 calls about a girl who had fallen off a ledge in the nature reserve. Additional emergency personnel from various state and local agencies were also dispatched to the scene, according to a press release from the sheriff's office.
