Cliff Fall Kills Independence Firefighter

Tragic update and a local department in mourning . . .

At the scene, authorities found Sarah Longest after she’d fallen approximately 50 feet from a cliff. Longest, a HAZMAT technician with the Independence Fire Department, was non-responsive and was declared dead at the scene, authorities said.

Longest was with an acquaintance at the time of her fall, authorities said, though “there is no reason at this time to believe the female’s fall and subsequent death was anything other than a tragic accident.”

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Independence firefighter dies in cliff fall in central Missouri

Longest had worked for IFD since March 10, 2025.