Hiker plummets 1,000 feet to her death after slipping on ledge: ‘She was screaming’

New York Post ^ | November 23, 2022 | Ben Cost

[nickcarraway]

A woman plummeted 1,000 feet to her death after slipping off the edge of a cliff while hiking on a mountain in Italy.

“The news that arrived this evening of the tragic death of the young Maria Cristina Masocco, which took place in the afternoon in the mountains, strikes us in a truly profound way,” lamented Viviana Fusaro, the mayor of Feltre, Belluno, located in the region of Veneto, where the accident took place.

The disaster occurred around 4 p.m. on Sunday while Masocco, who lived in Feltre, was hiking with three friends in the Dolomites, the highest peak in which measures nearly 11,000 feet tall, Newsflash reported.

[dgbrown]

“1000’ / 32’ / sec squared = about 7.4 seconds.”

If she flapped her arms, maybe 8-8.5

[Magnum44]

About 10 seconds, assuming you are starting the fall with no vertical velocity already present.

[GingisK]

Look up in the thread.

[Magnum44]

100 MPH is a good ball park terminal velocity for a human body belly to earth. Could be faster if they are tumbling.

[Bonemaker]

Enough time to scream “what the hell was I thinking?”

[slouper]

“8-10 seconds, depending on your size, weight, etc.”

Actually has nothing to do with your size or weight. Apollo astronauts demonstrated this on the moon with a feather and a hammer. Gravity is a cruel mistress.

[Magnum44]

size weight does impact drag, which is present on earth, not the moon.

[gundog]

Yeah. She fell far enough that they’ll be finding her in pieces. RIP

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

Depends on drag, which depends on mass and area of resistance. Skydivers rule of thumb is the first 1000’ is 10 seconds, 5 seconds per thousand after that. Terminbal speed ~ 100-120 mph. That’s for old belly flyers. The new kids who stand on their heads in free fall are terminal at about 170mph.

[Mears]

They found the body of a missing hiker today in The White Mountains….her 20th birthday.

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[alexander_busek]

How long does it take to fall 1000 feet?

In a vacuum? About 7.8 seconds.

In an atmosphere - i.e., taking air resistance into account? Hard to say. But more than 7.8 seconds.

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

[...] until reaching terminal velocity of 9.8 meters per second squared (m/s²).

You don't really know what you're talking about, right?

9.8 m/s² is an acceleration, not a velocity (terminal, or otherwise).

Regards,

[Magnum44]

Actually weight and area presented to the direction of travel (down) effects drag. See 70.

:)

[GingisK]

You don't really know what you're talking about, right?

I presume you are not attributing that quote to me.

[JPG]

[ro_dreaming]

I’d say not very. Terminal velocity is about 120 MPH, at least without a parachute.

[Magnum44]

3rd grade science I can say that weight has nothing to do with it(Newton)

Well, Newton says the acceleration is the result of the sum of all forces. And drag is one of those forces.

[Magnum44]

120 MPH is about right for old time skydivers, belly to Earth.

[drSteve78]

A wind blown air dry look of The Invincibility of Youth.

Sad for her family. RIP