Posted on 07/07/2023 9:23:17 AM PDT by NohSpinZone
A San Francisco woman visiting an Emerald Bay waterfall fell to her death July 4, Tahoe officials said.
A spokesperson from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said Ishrat Binta Azim, 25, of San Francisco, was visiting Eagle Falls on July 4. Around 2:45 p.m., Azim slipped and fell at the lower Eagle Falls. “The female was later located in a pool of water near the Vikingsholm walking path, where she was confirmed deceased,” the spokesperson said. “No foul play is suspected.”
This is at least the second slip-and-fall fatality in recent years at Eagle Falls. In 2019, a young woman lost her footing at the waterfall and died. “This is a sad reminder to be cautious when taking selfies and other photos in dangerous areas,” the North Tahoe Fire Protection District wrote in a statement at the time. “Don’t under estimate the power of water falls, rivers, and cold water temperatures.”
California’s waterfalls are roaring this summer after a long winter of snow in the Sierra Nevada. But while that makes for great sightseeing, there are more dangers for hikers getting up close.
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Out in the wilderness there is a high penalty for failures in judgement.
“California’s waterfalls are roaring this summer after a long winter of snow in the Sierra Nevada.”
Some idgit will link this to global warming......count in it.
She should have stuck to the rivers and the lakes that she’s used to
May her family be comforted and may she rest in peace.
The female what? Cow? Horse? Llama?
Oh ... Human.
Normal people call that a Woman.
That sounds like LEO-speak and not really wokeism.
Exactly. Park services can’t put up warnings everywhere. You need to use common sense. Getting remotely close to a waterfall near a cliff is a very, very bad idea.
Right. Too little rain, climate change. Too much, climate change. Just right, climate change.
They got all bases covered. How utterly convenient.
I’ve never been to that particular place.
Any other parks I visited have marked trails and you’re not supposed to go off the trail. Agree that people need to use their common sense.
This has to be at least the forth death by falling into a waterfall I have read this year. What’s going on?
Are more people sipping wine while out on walking tours?
You have to hear that roar of the water whooshing down.
You have to feel the mist in the air.
Why ever go so close?
Expect to see ugly chain link fences surrounding some of these areas, so as to safely corral the braindead.
You dare assume its gender?................
That would be a real tragedy. Not sure what happened in this instance but this selfie culture is out-of-control. Are a few likes on your "gram" reel really worth risking your life? NO!
It’s the moss I presume. Slip and whoa, the end.
One above Colorado Springs and one outside of Tucson are notorious for multi[ple fatalities.
She was alone? How did they know she slipped and fell? Did they recover a camera with a pic of her standing close to or in the stream, close to the precipice? How did they know it was a female? Was she doing a selfie video and the fall was recorded? Drug testing, anyone? History of mental issues?
Then the useless safety officers tells us to be wary about streams, lakes, and rivers. Swear to God? Really?
I did not know that...
So deputies say, but it might or might not have happened? Again the low standards of jounalism and news editors. Some things are certain facts and you can just report them as facts. I know that isn't in the nature of progressive thought that controls modern reporting.
LEO-speak is almost as obnoxious as woketardery.
Both should be abolished from the English language.
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