OTTO — A 16-year-old female died Saturday afternoon after a fall from a steep ledge at Zoar Valley.

Cattaraugus County sheriff’s deputies along with New York State Police, emergency personnel from Otto and Gowanda Fire Departments as well as the Gowanda EMS responded to the scene around 5:40 p.m. after several 911 calls about the incident. The investigation is ongoing.

The department was assisted by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, state Forest Rangers, New York State Environmental Police and the Eden Fire Department.