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[C]ollege student falls to her death off Hawksbill Crag in Arkansas while posing for photo
NY Daily News ^ | 04/16/2019 | Theresa Braine

Posted on 04/17/2019 7:12:52 AM PDT by BenLurkin

A 20-year-old college student from South Dakota fell to her death off Hawksbill Crag, a popular tourist spot in Arkansas, while posing for a photo.

Andrea Norton, of Hot Springs, S.D., was visiting the area on a school-related trip, Newton County Sheriff Glenn Wheeler told the Springfield News-Leader on Saturday.

“She was here with a group from her college, and the professor that led the group has been coming here for more than 20 years and bringing groups here,” Wheeler told NBC affiliate KY3.

Norton was hiking with classmates from Sioux City, Iowa, when she slipped and fell off the 100-foot drop while positioning herself for a photo, Wheeler told the Associated Press.

It took 61 responders several hours to get to her, he said.

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


TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: arkansas; collegestudent; falls; hawksbillcrag; posing
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To: Bonemaker

I remember when I was five years old creeping on my belly to peek over the edge of a, either 1000 or 3000 foot precipice at the end of the Trail of the Lonesome Pine in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia in the 50s before all the railings and pavement and guards were there. The only indication was a small sign at the bottom of the path that pointed along it.


41 posted on 04/17/2019 9:28:50 AM PDT by arthurus (ghjkkjgd)
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To: arthurus

I have no sympathy for the folks that do this sort of thing. Those who commit suicide by selfie are the least of them.


You have a cold heart and must have led a perfect life up to this point.

In this case age and lack of maturity was a factor. Things people do when they are young scares them to death when they get older. It is sad not only because this young woman lost her life but her death will affect her frinds and family for years to come.


42 posted on 04/17/2019 9:45:34 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: CIB-173RDABN

I can sympathize with the fri(e)ds and relatives, not with the incidental suicide.


43 posted on 04/17/2019 10:02:58 AM PDT by arthurus (h)
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To: x

Yosemite is by far the most dangerous part I believe


44 posted on 04/17/2019 10:16:15 AM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: CIB-173RDABN
I now cringe at the thought of some of the risky things I did when I was a lot younger. I'm a lot more cautious now than I was then, but I can understand why people do those things. I'm lucky I survived my own foolishness.
45 posted on 04/17/2019 11:14:29 AM PDT by JoeFromSidney (Colonel (Retired) USAF.)
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To: BenLurkin

This sort of thing seems to be happening a lot recently....


46 posted on 04/17/2019 1:09:40 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Reily

Not true; environmental science majors end up with nice high paying jobs in CA, where they are hired by builders to give the “all clear.”


47 posted on 04/17/2019 3:57:59 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: Reily

Not true; environmental science majors end up with nice high paying jobs in CA, where they are hired by builders to give the “all clear.”


48 posted on 04/17/2019 3:58:01 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: Reily

Not true; environmental science majors end up with nice high paying jobs in CA, where they are hired by builders to give the “all clear.”


49 posted on 04/17/2019 3:58:02 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: olivia3boys

I stand corrected.


50 posted on 04/17/2019 4:02:36 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Jack Hammer

Legalized marijuana...


51 posted on 04/17/2019 7:36:22 PM PDT by Does so (Is Central America Emptying Its Jails?)
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