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Florida Woman Falls to Her Death at Grand Canyon Hours After Posting Photo of Herself on Cliff Edge
People ^ | 07/12/2016 | Char Adams

Posted on 07/12/2016 9:46:26 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Colleen Burns, 35, of Orlando, was hiking with friends near the South Kaibab Trail on Friday when she accidentally slipped off an edge at Ooh Aah Point, Grand Canyon National Park official tells PEOPLE.

Park rangers located her body about 400 feet below where she was standing.

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One friend who was with Burns on the trail described her final moments to WESH.

"She was just, like, stepping out of the way for another gentleman to, kind of, squeeze in," Jessica Roman told the station. "Unfortunately, Colleen just kind of got tripped up on her own feet and fell backwards. She fell into the canyon."

(Excerpt) Read more at people.com ...


TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: bellcurve; falls; grandcanyon; woman; yelp
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1 posted on 07/12/2016 9:46:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Ooooh,God-—my worst fear.

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2 posted on 07/12/2016 9:47:07 AM PDT by Mears (Afrocentrism is "the invention of tradition"-----Hobsbawm)
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To: Mears

But you would know enough not to stand that close.

People like us may approach the edge with great trepidation to get a peek, but I guarantee neither one of us would turn our back to take a “selfie” if we were closer than 10 feet from the edge.


3 posted on 07/12/2016 9:50:12 AM PDT by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: BenLurkin

When I was at the Grand Canyon, at the Navajo Reserve, I saw a bunch of fools leaning over so they could either look like they were trying to fly or get a better picture. All I could think about was the possibility of a sudden gust of wind.


4 posted on 07/12/2016 9:50:15 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: BenLurkin

“stepping out of the way for another gentleman to...squeeze in”?

That’s why I make people take the outside.


5 posted on 07/12/2016 9:51:06 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: BenLurkin

Its not called “Ooh Ahh “ point for nothing.


6 posted on 07/12/2016 9:51:39 AM PDT by Don Corleone (Oil the gun, eat the cannolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: Mears
Ooooh,God

No, it happened at Ooh Aah Point.

7 posted on 07/12/2016 9:52:52 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Mears

Of course, we may never know the thrill of being so close to the edge that stubbing your toe or something might launch us into the air, but...I suppose as we get older, we don’t need thrills like that.

It is a tragedy for her and her loved ones.


8 posted on 07/12/2016 9:53:48 AM PDT by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: BenLurkin

I really really think the Park Service puts those signs and fences up there for a reason.


9 posted on 07/12/2016 9:54:00 AM PDT by Tupelo (we vote - THEY decide.)
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To: BenLurkin
Morons and their selfies. At least it cleanses the gene pool. Course Dems still vote after they're dead.
10 posted on 07/12/2016 9:54:35 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Don Corleone

I’d rename it “Ooh Ahh Oh No” point.


11 posted on 07/12/2016 9:54:38 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: BenLurkin

“She was just, like, stepping out of the way for another gentleman to, kind of, squeeze in,” Jessica Roman told the station. “Unfortunately, Colleen just kind of got tripped up on her own feet and fell backwards. She fell into the canyon.”

Kind of, like, yeah.


13 posted on 07/12/2016 9:55:20 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: Don Corleone

Should probably be called “Ooh aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Point”, given the length of the fall!


14 posted on 07/12/2016 9:55:50 AM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: BenLurkin

Sad but Darwin will not be denied.

I hate when stupid people dont get a second chance at life.


15 posted on 07/12/2016 9:55:50 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (The Confederate Flag is the new "N" word.)
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To: BenLurkin

So why bother to mention the fact that she took a selfie hours before, when it had nothing to do with her fall?


16 posted on 07/12/2016 9:56:24 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Tupelo

Yeah, but the Park Service has been known to put solar powered outhouses under big shady trees, too, so...


17 posted on 07/12/2016 9:56:30 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: BenLurkin
Ooh Aah Point

Now known as "Ooh Aah Ouch Point"

18 posted on 07/12/2016 9:56:40 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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“I suppose as we get older, we don’t need thrills like that.”

I’m so old that I don’t need any thrills at all. :-)

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19 posted on 07/12/2016 9:57:15 AM PDT by Mears (Afrocentrism is "the invention of tradition"-----Hobsbawm)
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To: BenLurkin
LOL

Park rangers located her body about 400 feet below where she was standing.

So her body was found standing 400 feet below?

Grammar Police:

Park rangers located her body about 400 feet below {from} where she was standing.

20 posted on 07/12/2016 9:57:27 AM PDT by PROCON (Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
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