Man plunges to his death after chasing his dog near waterfall

The tragic incident happened on Thursday at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Kentucky.

A man died after falling off a cliff in Kentucky while chasing his dog, authorities said. 

The incident happened Thursday at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

The McCreary County Sheriff's Office said in a post on Facebook that a family hiking the Yahoo Falls trailhead discovered a deceased individual under the waterfall. 

Deputies responded to the scene and pulled the man, who was later identified as 23-year-old Isaac Lee Turpin, from the water. 

"It appears that Mr. Turpin and his dog was hiking the Yahoo Falls trail head when his dog had gotten loose from him and he had tried to catch the dog and slipped and fell over the Yahoo Falls," McCreary County Sheriff David Sampson reported.