Kyle Harris Columbia TN Obituary – Death: The Tennessee man who died in a rock climbing accident was identified by the National Park Service on Monday.
34-year-old Kyle Harris, of Columbia, TN, passed away after falling 100 feet to the bottom of the cliff in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area on Sunday.
Harris’s body was transported to the Big South Fork Medical Center in Oneida.
Harris was free climbing with a friend when the incident happened.
This is a developing story: We’ll give updates on the situation as we learn more.
@gwoman9810 Oh Martha, my best friend in the world called today. His middle son, 33 yrs old, was rock climbing at Big South Fork yesterday, and fell 80 feet to his death. I’ve been jacked up ever since. RIP Kyle Harris.
— 62jknox (@bigcountryknox1) August 10, 2021
“Please pray for this family at the loss of their son Kyle Harris. Kyle was a classmate of mine and great friend. I was shocked to hear of his passing. Such a light.”
“It’s with extraordinarily great sorrow that we say that our son Kyle has had a tragic accident while rock climbing and is no longer with us. We have no words. Just please pray.”
