Widow, 37, fell 75ft to her death from Maui cliff while climbing

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Jamie 'Nicole' Redmon Baker, 37, who died while on a 'healing trip' to Hawaii following the sudden death of her husband fell 75ft from a cliff while climbing

Jamie 'Nicole' Redmon Baker, 37, who died while on a 'healing trip' to Hawaii following the sudden death of her husband fell 75ft from a cliff while climbing

A widow who died while on a 'healing trip' to Hawaii following the sudden death of her husband fell 75ft from a cliff while climbing.

Jamie 'Nicole' Redmon Baker of Louisville, Kentucky, was climbing in an area known as Chutes and Ladders, when she fell to the bottom of a cliff off the Western Coast of Maui around 11.30am on Thursday, according to Maui County Public Fire and Safety.

Rescuers were unable to resuscitate Baker after she was found unresponsive.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

Baker, a physical therapist who had attended the University of Kentucky, left behind her three-year-old daughter, Carson, according to her cousin's post on Facebook. 

Her death is the second tragedy to hit the family since 2017.  

Baker was predeceased by her husband Lonnie, who passed away unexpectedly in June 2017, according to his obituary. Lonnie was also a physical therapist. He died at the age of 35. 

Her grieving mother declined to speak to a reporter when contacted by DailyMail.com.  

Friends said Baker was on a 'healing trip' in Maui when she fell to her death. Baker and her daughter, Carson, are pictured on July 23

Friends said Baker was on a 'healing trip' in Maui when she fell to her death. Baker and her daughter, Carson, are pictured on July 23

Baker and her husband Lonnie are pictured with their daughter in April 2017, just three months before the father passed away unexpectedly. The couple had been married for three years before Lonnie's death

Baker and her husband Lonnie are pictured with their daughter in April 2017, just three months before the father passed away unexpectedly. The couple had been married for three years before Lonnie's death

Lonnie and Baker (both pictured at the Grand Canyon) visited Maui often before his unexpected death in 2017

Lonnie and Baker (both pictured at the Grand Canyon) visited Maui often before his unexpected death in 2017

Friends on Facebook said Baker and her daughter had made the trip previously, seeking to recover from their heartache. 

'This was a healing vacation for her and her small child. RIP Nicole,' her friend Jessica Lynn wrote on Facebook. 

Chutes and Ladders offers an 'off-the-grid adventure on the Western coast of Maui recommended for expert free-climbers,' according to the website The Outbound Collective. 

The area is described a 'fun but dangerous adventure'. 

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Barefoot climbers, who take on the steep cliff, anchored by a rope at the top and overlooking an ocean pool below, are warned slippery and unstable rocks, as well as unpredictable weather, can make an ascent perilous.  

Outbound collective points out: 'While Chutes and Ladders was in our comfort zone, don't hesitate to find another adventure if it is not within yours.'

In the past few years, there have been reports of others falling to their deaths from the same cliff.

It's estimated that a half-dozen ocean-related fatalities in the last eight years occurred in the west side swath from Cliff House to Olivine Pools. 

Their daughter, Carson (pictured), is now an orphan after losing both parents within the last two years

Their daughter, Carson (pictured), is now an orphan after losing both parents within the last two years 

Baker fell to her death scaling a cliff at Chutes and Ladders, a popular climbing spot in Maui

Baker fell to her death scaling a cliff at Chutes and Ladders, a popular climbing spot in Maui

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