SUTTON — A mother from Topsfield, hiking with three of her four children at Purgatory Chasm, died in a fall from a rock formation, according to authorities. Rescue crews were summoned to the state reservation near Route 146 about 2 p.m. April 23. A short time later, the request for a medical helicopter was canceled.

A person has died after falling at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton, Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon. Massachusetts State Police said they received reports of a person falling shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The person, who has not been identified, died as the scene.

The woman was hiking with her children and other family members when she fell approximately 50 to 75 feet, police said.