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Instagrammers flock to cliffs where woman taking selfie plunged to death
NY Post ^ | 8/26/2019 | Vanita Salisbury

Posted on 09/03/2019 12:23:48 PM PDT by simpson96

On the morning of Aug. 17 at around 11:20 a.m., a woman slipped off a cliff in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, and plummeted to her death.

Just a short time later, as helicopters still swarmed overhead, visitors treading in her steps at the scenic Diamond Bay Reserve at Vaucluse flooded social media with photos, according to News 7.

The victim — a 27-year-old from Sydney who has yet to be identified — was sitting on a ledge to be photographed by a friend, a witness to the accident told the Wentworth Courier, a local publication. When she stood up, she lost her balance and fell approximately 131 feet.

Over the past week, post-accident visitors have climbed fences and clambered to get the same dramatic shot, committing two faux pas: overtly ignoring the lessons of her circumstances and angering residents of the historic neighborhood.(snip)

Selfie-seeking tourists have flooded the precarious cliffs since at least April, when they became a photographic hotspot — especially for weddings — after being popularized by Instagram influencers.

“It is only a matter of time until there is a fatality,” the Australian Telegraph proclaimed at the time.

Starting in the spring, residents lobbied for measures to deter tourists and to keep them safe. “There hasn’t been any sign of [the tourist photo-taking] slowing down,” another resident told the Telegraph in April. “The only time it does is when it rains.”

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


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1 posted on 09/03/2019 12:23:48 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

They should install a plank to make it easier.


2 posted on 09/03/2019 12:26:01 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: simpson96

Honestly, I don’t have a problem with those folks going there.


3 posted on 09/03/2019 12:26:04 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: simpson96

Influencer


4 posted on 09/03/2019 12:28:02 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: simpson96

And then it’s off to the colorful poisonous lake in Russia that killed a number of swimmers and off again to the burning nuclear reactor in Japan that’s been emitting radiation. Instagramers are so cool...


5 posted on 09/03/2019 12:30:26 PM PDT by BEJ
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To: Secret Agent Man

"I'm Charles Darwin, and I approve."

6 posted on 09/03/2019 12:32:16 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: simpson96
“The only time it does is when it rains.”

WD-40 works for sure.

7 posted on 09/03/2019 12:32:35 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: simpson96

Selfie disease. Vanity. In the last days people will be ‘lovers of themselves’. Sure, technology is facillitating this idiocy, but the impulse is as old as scratching a cave wall


8 posted on 09/03/2019 12:32:40 PM PDT by Long Jon No Silver
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9 posted on 09/03/2019 12:33:52 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

You can experience the plank from the safety of your own home:

https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1388204261277129/?locale=en_US


10 posted on 09/03/2019 12:36:05 PM PDT by samtheman (The drive-by media is the true boss of the democommie party.)
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To: simpson96

Look, Ma, no hands!


11 posted on 09/03/2019 12:39:54 PM PDT by bgill
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12 posted on 09/03/2019 12:40:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: simpson96

Any of em take selfies to record that they visited the spot?


13 posted on 09/03/2019 12:40:52 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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14 posted on 09/03/2019 12:41:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

A lot of those out there ... the one leading the fools.


15 posted on 09/03/2019 1:04:09 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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To: BenLurkin

Certainly not the most dangerous place on Earth to visit. I was expecting a sheer cliff over the ocean like people visit in Ireland, not a place with carve-out stepped paths.

If someone takes extra precautions and not act carelessly, especially in wet conditions, then whatever.


16 posted on 09/03/2019 1:10:33 PM PDT by VanDeKoik ( In heap big peace pipe)
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To: simpson96

Process of natural selection?


17 posted on 09/03/2019 1:10:46 PM PDT by McGruff (If you hate our Country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!)
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To: dfwgator

Awesome. Made me laugh.


18 posted on 09/03/2019 1:11:10 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: simpson96

of course the iPhag smartphone types went there. What their airhead culture is all about, isn’t it?


19 posted on 09/03/2019 1:46:43 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

They should install a non removable sign that reads “I’m a Moron”.


20 posted on 09/03/2019 2:11:28 PM PDT by Amberdawn (Want To Honor Our Troops? Then Be A Citizen Worth Fighting For.)
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