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"She had a vibrant personality, she lit up the newsroom with her enthusiasm and her laughter was contagious," a KCRA team member said of Kathryn Hoedt.

Katie Hoedt fell more than 30 feet from a swing at Folsom Lake in Sacramento, California over the weekend.

A California journalist died Saturday after a rope swing accident at a state park, according to officials.

Kathryn Hoedt, a morning news producer for KCRA 3, was at Folsom Lake in Placer County on Saturday when she fell 30 feet from a rope swing and landed on the rocks near the water, according to reports.

A California journalist died after a rope swing accident at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area on Aug. 12, according to a spokesperson for California State Parks.

A California news producer and New York University graduate left colleagues mourning after a rope swinging accident took her life at a state park, according to her job's station KCRA.

TV news producer Kathryn Hoedt, 23, was described as a girl with a "vibrant personality and boundless enthusiasm" and she died in a freak accident on a rope swing at Lake Folsom, California

California TV producer Kathryn Hoedt is dead after an accident involving a rope swing in a state park over the weekend

Katie Hoedt, 23, was known by colleagues for being "a shooting star with knowledge and accomplishments far beyond her years."

Katie Hoedt, 23, was known by colleagues for being "a shooting star with knowledge and accomplishments far beyond her years."