By Associated Press - Friday, September 14, 2018

IDLEYLD PARK, Ore. (AP) - The body of a hiker from California who fell to his death last month while take a photo above Oregon’s Toketee Falls has been recovered.

Hikers spotted 23-year-old Brian Lewinstein’s body in the second pool of the waterfall on Thursday while hiking in southwestern Oregon.

Lewinstein fell on Aug. 12 after he crossed a safety fence to take a photo.



A search operation at the time did not locate his body.

Lewinstein was from Berkeley, California.

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