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[Music] I know that Steven did hike a lot in the gorge which is a place where there's a
lot of popular hiking trails in Oregon it's a very beautiful area but very dangerous Ronda is actually an
incredible athlete she's very strong she could hike for miles on end I think Ronda felt special that he
invited her along she was so shocked that he was making a special plan for them to
go when I met Ronda I was just like no nothing can compare to Rhonda I was beyond smitten with her
she's just beautiful she's elegant she had a huge heart when our daughter was born it meant everything to
her she became the focus in the center of her life she's just like her mom she loves jewelry you could see it in her
eyes the moment she laid eyes on the baby and it was just very special and magical and she just loved
her I'm Jessica curn and Rhonda Casto is my best friend she did get to do some modeling
and she has made some very beautiful modeling photos [Music] that's another one of her modeling
pictures she wanted to get back into modeling it was very important to her and so she wanted to lose weight and so
she came up with the idea she goes let's hike the 25 most famous trails in Oregon Hood River County Sheriff's
Office is investigating how a woman Casto fell to her death it all comes down to this one spot at least 150 ft
before you hit Solid Ground a man hiking with her says that she fell off a cliff last
night was a tragic accident I was in shock I didn't know how to process the information they were not getting along
too well they were trying but she wanted something out of the relationship she wanted more than what
she had we talked about marriage all the time it was one of the things we talked
about the most actually and we definitely were planning on getting married my plan was the end of summer
that's when I wanted to get married her I knew there was a hike planned what did she say to you she said he's
either going to propose to me or kill me [Music] [Music]

All new: A couple's mountain hike turns deadly. She had a haunting premonition - did she predict her own murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates, Saturday, March 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Rhonda Casto's tragic hiking accident reveals relationship struggles and her passion for modeling.

Key points

Rhonda's Passion for Modeling. Rhonda wanted to return to modeling and planned to hike famous trails to lose weight.
Tragic Accident. Rhonda fell to her death while hiking, leading to an investigation.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It was just very special and magical.

Describing the moment Rhonda saw her baby.

1:11WatchMar 2, 2016

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