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Selfies and gravity claim another victim |
2019-06-02 |
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) ‐ Authorities say a woman plunged to her death down a Northern California waterfall after she slipped and lost her footing while taking photos. The North Tahoe Fire Protection District said in a statement that the woman died Friday at Eagle Falls. Water cascades 150 feet (45 meters) from the waterfall overlooking Lake Tahoe. Fire district spokeswoman Erin Holland said Saturday that witnesses reported the young woman was too close to the edge. There was no guardrail blocking access to the area. The district says her death is "a sad reminder to be cautious when taking selfies and other photos in dangerous areas." Holland says very cold water feeding the waterfall is moving extremely fast because of snowmelt from record snowfall in the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#4 Think of it as evolution in action. |
Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-06-02 19:37 |
#3 very cold water feeding the waterfall is moving extremely fast because of snowmelt from record snowfall in the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains So she died from global warming. |
Posted by: SteveS 2019-06-02 17:16 |
#2 I've hiked up Eagle Falls - don't remember any "150' falls". It's on solid granite, so any fall will be hurtful, but with a head that dense, you'd think she would be OK |
Posted by: Frank G 2019-06-02 08:27 |
#1 Darwin smiles......again. |
Posted by: AlanC 2019-06-02 08:21 |