MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah — The Sanpete Sheriff's Office has confirmed the death of a 16-year-old North Sanpete High School student on Saturday.
According to the office, they were called to the scene of an accident in the White Hills area of Sanpete County at 1:10 p.m. Emergency personnel including Sanpete County Search and Rescue responded to the scene to find the victim had fallen off a steep embankment.
Authorities said she was riding a dirt bike when she fell. Police said she was wearing proper safety equipment.
A medical helicopter airlifted the victim to Primary Children's Medical Center, but she later died from her injuries.
The North Sanpete School District identified the victim as 11th-grade student Brinley Bailey.
The district wrote: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with family and friends. We will have extra support in the form of counselors, social workers, school psychologist, and other support staff available for any who are seeking support at North Sanpete High School and Fountain Green Elementary."
