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Woman dies falling into Grand Canyon while taking photos.
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Respect the edge. The selfie ain't gonna do you good if you're dead.
A lot.
That kind of week in the national parks I guess
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Woman gored by bison at Yellowstone after getting too close for photos
The woman was gored after she "approached within 10 feet of a bison multiple times to take its photo," the park service said.
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Happens more often than you think.
Happens more often than you think.
RIP, sad way to go.
I have never been to Grand Canyon - is there no fencing, or the Park Staff around, especially around steep areas?
I have never been to Grand Canyon - is there no fencing, or the Park Staff around, especially around steep areas?
Given the absurd amount of warning signage, more often than you think.
There's somewhere around a dozen fatal incidents a year.
I went as a kid. I remember being very scared of the sheer drop. You can walk right up to the edge.
The overlooks on the rim are not fenced, you can walk right up to the edge. I stayed about 5 feet back and that was close enough for me, I can't imagine getting to the very edge. It's a MASSIVE drop, at least where we were.
People need to stop treating wild animals like play things. Especially big ones. They will fuck you up.That kind of week in the national parks I guess
Woman gored by bison at Yellowstone after getting too close for photos
The woman was gored after she "approached within 10 feet of a bison multiple times to take its photo," the park service said.
A former coworker of mine used to be a tour guide in the Grand Canyon and said it happens all the time. Obviously, it happens when people go off the trail but he said it was actually common to fall when trying to return to the main path. I'm guessing the slope or terrain makes the return journey much harder and people unfamiliar with the area don't realize it until they're stuck.
I grew up close to here, and this sort of thing happened frequently. Not many people would get killed from it though. Bison just want their personal space, and after they toss someone they get it.That kind of week in the national parks I guess
Woman gored by bison at Yellowstone after getting too close for photos
The woman was gored after she "approached within 10 feet of a bison multiple times to take its photo," the park service said.
But how else will they get the likes on the facebooks?
Incidentally, last time I was there I met some ranger-type guys. I asked if they were search and rescue, and they laughed sadly and said body recovery. 😬
Every year every cliff edge, waterfall, and other similar place that has a ton of signage warning people to not get too close still has people dying in completely stupid and preventable ways.
The designated areas are there for your protection, people. If you wander off them you could be the next one of those deaths.
The designated areas are there for your protection, people. If you wander off them you could be the next one of those deaths.
RIP
First time I went I thought it was crazy that you can just walk to the rim most of the time. The more advanced hiking trails into the canyon are also very steep, narrow and have no rails/fencing, same in Yosemite. There are some legit dangerous parts and you see people with kids all the time.
First time I went I thought it was crazy that you can just walk to the rim most of the time. The more advanced hiking trails into the canyon are also very steep, narrow and have no rails/fencing, same in Yosemite. There are some legit dangerous parts and you see people with kids all the time.
The overwhelming need to take a selfie melts the brain cells of all ages, apparently.
I visited the Grand Canyon for the first time about 2- 3 summers ago.
Man, the vertigo hit me like nothing else and I had to retreat from the edge and sit way back.
They had trails you could keep going though past the edge, and it felt like there was limited if any guard railing in those areas. Didn't know why. Definitely didn't go down those.
Man, the vertigo hit me like nothing else and I had to retreat from the edge and sit way back.
They had trails you could keep going though past the edge, and it felt like there was limited if any guard railing in those areas. Didn't know why. Definitely didn't go down those.
That's awful. The Grand Canyon is beautiful and a sight to behold (I've been there in the summer and winter), and it's stressful witnessing the risks some people take there. The fencing only goes so far, so you need to pay attention where you walk, especially during the winter.
This is one of those things that I sometimes think about too hard when I'm about to fall asleep and then I get jolted awake
The one in particular that kind of fucks with me was actually like a year or two ago and it was a college-aged girl, but I think a pretty similar story to this one.
Not the way I'd like to go.
The one in particular that kind of fucks with me was actually like a year or two ago and it was a college-aged girl, but I think a pretty similar story to this one.
Not the way I'd like to go.