A 39-year-old woman died tragically when her car plunged 300 meters down a mountainside in Arizona.

Kristin Little was ejected from her vehicle and died on Friday, August 16, when it overturned in the Thumb Butte area of ​​Prescott, Arizona, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YSCO) confirmed in a press release.

It is believed that Little was driving on Thumb Butte Loop Road when she “drifted to the left, leaving the road and heading down the mountain.”

YSCO officers were called to the scene around 5:00 p.m. and began a targeted search and rescue of Little.

“Officers were able to locate the vehicle about 1,000 feet down the steep mountainside and, after descending, found a dead occupant of the car,” the press release said. “The victim was identified as 39-year-old Kristin Little of Prescott, who was ejected from the car about halfway up the mountainside.”

“Due to the difficult terrain and the approaching darkness, it was decided to wait until daybreak to recover the victim. YCSO personnel remained with Ms. Little throughout the night,” the press release continued.

Little was taken to the coroner’s office on Saturday, August 17. No other passengers were found, nor did it appear that they were riding with her at the time of the incident.

However, she was traveling with her dog, CJ, who escaped unharmed and was taken to her parents’ house, Fox 10 reported.

“When Krissy rolled her car, CJ must have jumped out, and when emergency responders arrived at the scene, they found CJ next to Krissy’s body,” her mother, Jinger Cutting, told the outlet.

“Kristin was the light of my life,” Cutting added to the outlet. “She and I would hike all the time, all the time. We would head out and meet at my office or somewhere downtown, and we would just go hiking on Thumb Butte or somewhere near the lakes.”

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Cutting expressed gratitude that her daughter was wearing her smartwatch during the incident and that she was logged into Yavapai County’s emergency reporting system so first responders could find her more quickly.

“If she hadn’t worn that or received that notification, it could have taken days for us to find Kris,” she told Fox 10.

The investigation into the incident is still ongoing.