He said she had hoped to land a job with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. According to a bank spokeswoman, Bachman had served as an intern there since the summer and was expected back to work on Tuesday.



She would rave to her family about how well the city operated and looked forward to being able to work in city government to help people, her father recalled.



"She loved Chicago, she was planning to stay there," said Bachman. "It was a well-run city in her mind. She was learning to love (the weather)."



Police received 911 calls at 5:19 p.m. Sunday about a female who had fallen down the cliff onto the rocks below. Police, fire rescue units and the lifeguard unit responded to the scene, known as Sunset Cliffs, Zwibel said.



"There were a number of people around" who saw the incident and tried to help her, including someone who tried CPR, but she was dead on the scene, according to Zwibel. "She was then hoisted by the rescue personnel a short time later,'' Zwibel said.



Chain-link fences and cement blocks are erected, but visitors "can still get to the edge" if they really want to, he said.



"It's a beautiful place and there's lots of cliff-side sunsets right here and it was right around that time of day as well."



Zwibel said there have been falls at that location before.



"We've had other incidents where potential suicidal persons or vehicles driving over the cliff because it's literally miles of sandstone bluff,"' he said.



Signs are posted that read: "Beware of cliffs," "Warning" and "Unstable cliffs,'' the officer said. "There's a lot of signage but people still want to get that photo.''