Posted on 06/11/2024 4:10:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A 19-year-old hiker who tragically drowned in a Utah waterfall and accidentally filmed her own death has been identified.
Cynthia Ann Grimwood of Springville went hiking with her dog around 3 pm on Friday afternoon at Horsetail Falls in Alpine, and was swept away in the fast moving current after falling into the swollen river.
Two hikers found a small dog and her cell phone that captured the teen walking into the water before she disappeared, the Utah County Sheriff Sgt. Spencer Cannon told KSL.com.
The water level was 'abnormally high' that day and officials have called the young woman's death a 'tragic accident.'
Cynthia's body was located on Friday night two hours after the tragedy. Multiple search and rescue crews were involved in locating the teen's remains. On Saturday, her body was recovered before her identity was confirmed on Monday.
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Sad. Being dumb may not be against the law, but the penalties.....
“ Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.” Robert Heinlein
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One of the comments at the link could not be anymore spot on.
“I have a feeling she would be alive today if social media didn’t exist”
>> accidentally filmed her own death
I believe it was the death that was accidental, right?
My sympathies for her family.
No loving parent should ever have to view something so tragic, or know such a video is online someplace.
Some people simply do not understand the power of water currents
They can sweep away automobiles 🚗🚗🚘🚘🚗🚗 in a flash
For All: FREEPATHON ALERT! Folks, we have only LESS THAN A MONTH of the quarter left, and we’re only at 60% to goal...gotta get’r’done!
If you are crossing a paved ford in your car, it only takes few inches of fast-moving water to sweep your car downstream.
You are right...lots of people have no idea of the strength of a current.
Even wading knee-deep in a fast-moving stream is a challenge.
Darwin Awards potential.
I wouldn’t assume that.
She may have been filming her suicide.
very sad....she made a mistake.....at least she was doing something good and wholesome...God bless her and her family..
We crossed 4-6 inches of water with my friend’s van (😲🤯😱) about 25 years ago but only after I watched the 🌊🌊 water for several minutes.
It was pooling, not moving tree branches or mud, other debris.
4-lane highway but not a major highway 🛣️
See if ‘Barack Hussein Obama’ comes out to 666 or maybe 216
😂🤣😝
And yes a van 🚐 is basically a houseboat
Thanks.
I always mention that Reagan earned his life guard fame working on the river, which anyone who has swam them can tell you is a whole different ballgame than a pool.
Stay the hell away from high water.
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