19-year-old man dies after falling from Utah cliff while taking photos
Feb 4, 2024 14:02:21 #
campyboy1
Loc: vancouver Washington
It's a sad story to hear about such a young and talented man. Now this be warning to the people who visit the Grand Canyon and climb over the retaining fence to get a better view of the canyon and to take pictures should take warning the retaining fence is there for a reason.
Feb 4, 2024 14:51:10 #
gwilliams6 wrote:
Sadly it happens around the world. br br At Hors... (show quote)
An often photographed view, but never better than this, in my opinion.
Feb 4, 2024 15:35:23 #
victorII
Loc: Sonoma County, CA
A terrible accident; I’m sad for his family. I think most of us have come close. In boot camp one of the first things I learned was situational awareness. It’s kept me alive more times than I can count.
Feb 4, 2024 18:08:24 #
JD750 wrote:
“A 19-year-old boy reportedly died Saturday after ... (show quote)
Sadly, that can happen, but fortunately, it seems to me, not often. I've been a mountain rescue volunteer for over 35 years and remember only two such incidents involving our team, both in the Columbia River Gorge.
The first was on the Washington side of the river. A young man was trying to get the right distance from his girl friend and another young woman. He was backing up, looking through the view finder and didn't notice that he was stepping into the air over a big drop. We were on our way when someone else got there and did the body recovery.
The second was above Multnomah Falls, a woman hiking noticed some nice camera gear on the trail and nobody around. Fortunately for us she was honest and rather than taking the gear checked and noticed a body below so she called it in and we did the body recovery. That was near a waterfall which almost certainly attracted the photographer to try to get a better view.
Rare at it appears, those incidents should provide a warning. No image is worth your life.
Feb 4, 2024 19:35:33 #
Visiting my daughter in school (a college in Iowa) I stopped at a RR crossing and could see a train coming . I ducked underneath the crossing guard and set up my tripod about 8 or 10 feet from the track. Ready to take my picture. The engineer (I guess) was really upset that I was so close just assumed I was stupid enough to be dangerous. He leaned on the horn from about a football field away until he was all the way past. The fact that I am half deaf allowed me to stand in and get the train flashing by. I probably will never get that close again knowing that the trainmen are really afraid someone will do the wrong thing and step into what would be a horrible death/accident. Don't know how often that happens but am sure it is too often for the rail workers!!!
Feb 4, 2024 19:52:03 #
Rokko
Loc: Minneapolis
“A 19-year-old boy reportedly died Saturday after falling off a cliff in Wayne County, Utah, while trying to take a picture.
Very unfortunate. It happens in the Grand Canyon several times a year and other similar places , too. I wish it didn't.
I am uncomfortable near severe drop-offs, mostly because I can I imagine myself falling over the edge.
Very unfortunate. It happens in the Grand Canyon several times a year and other similar places , too. I wish it didn't.
I am uncomfortable near severe drop-offs, mostly because I can I imagine myself falling over the edge.
Feb 4, 2024 20:00:46 #
I think it was C.S. Lewis who said something to the effect that you can disobey the rule that says be careful walking on ice or you will find yourself obeying the Law of Gravity. So sad for the boy and his family.
Feb 4, 2024 22:02:24 #
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Feb 4, 2024 22:08:54 #
Nalu wrote:
I was there last month and posted a photo of the view. Here it is again. As a kid, I had no fear of getting close to edges like the ones here. Now, in my mid 70's, by brain creates enough fear of falling that I can't do it any longer. Note the foreground in this shot. This was taken with a 17mm focal length, so you can imagine how far back from the edge I was. I was tempted to get closer, but could not get myself to do it.
Feb 4, 2024 22:10:32 #
Feb 4, 2024 22:11:18 #
srg wrote:
An often photographed view, but never better than this, in my opinion.
Thanks so much,
Feb 4, 2024 22:12:24 #
victorII wrote:
A terrible accident; I’m sad for his family. I think most of us have come close. In boot camp one of the first things I learned was situational awareness. It’s kept me alive more times than I can count.
Feb 4, 2024 22:14:35 #
Feb 5, 2024 00:02:02 #
I had a younger brother that was taking photos at a stream near a waterfall. He slipped and fell over. Landed on his feet so hard it jarred his brain. Didn’t survive.
That was like 50 years ago and no, I don’t remember if the camera survived but it was a Nikon.
That was like 50 years ago and no, I don’t remember if the camera survived but it was a Nikon.
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