Horrific triple tragedy after three hikers jumped into stunning California waterfall

Daily Mail ^

[algore]

yep, it totally happened that way.

I wonder what they knew.

[House Atreides]

They’re not saying. 🙀🙀

[ClearCase_guy]

[AZJeep]

PhD does not guarantee being smart.
This waterfall looks pretty scary.
No way I would jump there!

[bigbob]

Water Safety 101: Understand what a scour hole is before jumping into a waterfall.

[nwrep]

Placer County has warned individuals wishing to enjoy waterways to take extra precaution, regardless of the season.

Jumping into frigid waters could cause cold shock which results in ‘a rapid loss of breathing control, increased heart rate and a gasp reflex.’ Or hypothermia, a ‘dangerous drop in body temperature that can lead to unconsciousness and even death.’

Both of these side effects make it more difficult to swim or breathe, leading to drowning in low-temperature waterways like Rattlesnake Falls.

[jerod]

Congrats to these triple winners... Sorry... Only one award per week, so their families will need to share it.

[crusty old prospector]

Poor Val. He never made it to PhD like the other geniuses.

[fwdude]

But.... it worked in a movie I saw...

[George from New England]

Do we know why they died? Was it the cold ?

Or shallow, underwater rock, formation ?

[Petrosius]

Exactly. When I was with the Army in Germany, Armed Forces Television ran ads warning about jumping to streams and lakes that were fed from Alpine runoff. Even on a hot day the water could be freezing and cause shock.

[ConservativeMind]

Did Darwin found “The International Circle of Genetic Studies?”

[crusty old prospector]

It is probably 5’ deep.

[montag813]

The International Circle of Genetic Studies

Aren't PhD geneticists required to take Physics 101?

[algore]

It seems other people have used kayaks and survived

[The Louiswu]

A 3 had information on Hillary Clinton…

[Jamestown1630]

It looks like the cold is what may have gotten them.

[poinq]

This happened before. There Youtubers also dove into a pool from atop a waterfall. None survived.

A tragic waterfall accident has led to the death of three popular travel vloggers.

“High on Life” YouTube stars Ryker Gamble, Alexey Lyakh and Lyakh’s girlfriend, Megan Scraper, were killed Tuesday as the three were on their latest adventure in Canada.

Sounds very similar

[MortMan]

I’m not sure this counts as a tragedy. Self-inflicted death by jumping into a waterfall (that downflow creates a hell of an undertow) is more like a STUPIDITY.

[ansel12]

If they make the movie, casting won't look like this.