Yavapai County, Arizona (TND) — Infant's mother dies Falling off a cliff Authorities confirmed the incident occurred this week in the mountains of Arizona.

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a woman falling off a 140-foot cliff on Bear Mountain Monday morning.

The woman, identified by the sheriff's office as 40-year-old Zainab Joseph, had been hiking with her husband and 1-year-old child. The family, who live in California, had rented an Airbnb in Sedona, according to the sheriff's office.

A group of hikers heard screams, stopped and found Joseph seriously injured, according to the department.

The hikers called 911, and one of the group members went to the bottom of the bank and found Joseph still breathing. She died a short time later, the sheriff's office said.

Sedona Fire, Search and Rescue and a Department of Public Safety helicopter were called in to help, and Joseph's husband and children were to be flown off the mountain while rescuers evacuated the victims.

The sheriff's office said they have interviewed several hikers who came down the mountain and that the cause of the incident remains under investigation.