As reported by the Wild Coast Compass earlier on Sunday, August 12, the Douglas County Emergency Communications had received a 9-1-1 call reporting an adult male had fallen down a cliff at Toketee Falls.
After lengthy meticulous searches over several days to no avail, the search for 23-year-old Brian Lewinstein of Berkeley California was suspended after authorities presumed Lewinstein was deceased after falling from a cliff above Toketee Falls.
The body of 23 year-old Brian Lewinstein of Berkeley, California was recovered from Toketee Falls late Thursday night, September 13th.
Lewinstein fell into the first pool at Toketee Falls after crossing a safety fence to take a photograph from above the falls on Sunday, August 12, 2018. A large scale search and rescue mission was performed by members of Douglas County Search and Rescue in the days and weeks following the initial response.
On Thursday, September 13, 2018, at about 5:45 pm, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting two hikers observed Lewinstein’s body in the second pool of the falls. Deputies along with Search and Rescue personnel immediately responded to perform a recovery mission, which included steep angle rappelling. At approximately 10:00 pm, mountain rescue personnel brought Lewinstein’s body back to the trail.
The Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office has positively identified Lewinstein and his family has been notified.
“We are glad that we were able to provide his family with some answers and sincerely hope that they are able to find some comfort in the fact that he was located. Our heartfelt thoughts go out to his family and friends.”
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