by Vitaliy M. » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:54 pm
by willytinawin » Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:29 pm
by Bob Sihler » Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:37 pm
Arthur Digbee wrote:The morning wire reported that they were trying to get to a rock in the middle of the river to be photographed.
The group was witnessed entering the water above Vernal Fall, approximately 25 feet from the precipice.
by mrchad9 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:55 pm
by adventurer » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:09 pm
by Marmaduke » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:10 pm
mrchad9 wrote:For three people to die it had to be more than a simple accident. Provoked by themselves in some way. I would not have believed they simply slipped on the smooth rock, not all three of them. And yes, I have crossed that railing as do many other people. It can be done safely. But obviously we don't walk into the water.
Here is a somewhat related (tragic) video. These people taken through no real fault of their own, other than being a second behind on a split second decision.
http://uk.reuters.com/video/2011/07/18/ ... =217177109
by mrchad9 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:55 pm
Marmaduke wrote:mrchad9 wrote:For three people to die it had to be more than a simple accident. Provoked by themselves in some way. I would not have believed they simply slipped on the smooth rock, not all three of them. And yes, I have crossed that railing as do many other people. It can be done safely. But obviously we don't walk into the water.
Here is a somewhat related (tragic) video. These people taken through no real fault of their own, other than being a second behind on a split second decision.
http://uk.reuters.com/video/2011/07/18/ ... =217177109
Holy shit, that's sad to see- foolish or not.
by gwave47 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:08 am
by simonov » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:48 am
Bob Sihler wrote:Because I've crossed plenty of railings in my life, and because I might have at Vernal Fall when I was there in 1999 (can't remember for sure), I was going to hold back on criticizing these people.
But when I read these--Arthur Digbee wrote:The morning wire reported that they were trying to get to a rock in the middle of the river to be photographed.The group was witnessed entering the water above Vernal Fall, approximately 25 feet from the precipice.
--I changed my mind.
by lcarreau » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:58 am
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