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Woman who died after leap from waterfall was a UNC Charlotte grad
Sheida Hosseinzadeh graduated from UNC Charlotte in May She recently landed a job at Shook Kelley, a local design firm Authorities say she died after jumping off Elk River Falls in Avery County
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article30763758.html (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article30763758.html)

I'd give it a whirl in a kayak.  Jump?  Hell no.

Need to start an "Unlimited Waterfall deaths" thread

Man hurt in fall from NC waterfall: http://www.wxii12.com/news/Man-hurt-in-fall-from-waterfall-in-McDowell-County/34757216

Quote from: Woolly Bugger on August 17, 2015, 11:31:34 AM
Man hurt in fall from NC waterfall: http://www.wxii12.com/news/Man-hurt-in-fall-from-waterfall-in-McDowell-County/34757216 (http://www.wxii12.com/news/Man-hurt-in-fall-from-waterfall-in-McDowell-County/34757216)

They literally had someone fall at the same falls a week ago, I remember it being on the news.

Here's the article

http://www.wlos.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-respond-accident-at-catawba-falls-22275.shtml (http://www.wlos.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-respond-accident-at-catawba-falls-22275.shtml)

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Quote from: Woolly Bugger on August 17, 2015, 11:31:34 AM
Man hurt in fall from NC waterfall: http://www.wxii12.com/news/Man-hurt-in-fall-from-waterfall-in-McDowell-County/34757216 (http://www.wxii12.com/news/Man-hurt-in-fall-from-waterfall-in-McDowell-County/34757216)

They literally had someone fall at the same falls a week ago, I remember it being on the news.

Here's the article

http://www.wlos.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-respond-accident-at-catawba-falls-22275.shtml (http://www.wlos.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-respond-accident-at-catawba-falls-22275.shtml)

if they keep that up they will put up a fence and lots of signs  :;!

Cliffs and bridges yep.

y;

Waterfalls nope, them have treacherous footing...

b';

Quote from: croaker on August 17, 2015, 19:48:11 PM
Cliffs and bridges yep.

y;

Waterfalls nope, them have treacherous footing...

b';

Cliff/waterfall . . .

No accident

http://www.redbull.com/en/adventure/stories/1331731012784/highdive-world-record (http://www.redbull.com/en/adventure/stories/1331731012784/highdive-world-record)

datz nutz

Quote from: Woolly Bugger on August 20, 2015, 16:12:11 PM
datz nutz

Deeez

Anyone ever fish with Mike King? He used to jump out of helicopters to set records.

http://youtu.be/B25Hex8jcTI

Steal the signs and they will put up a fence

Damn - not a waterfall but damn

Man hiking with family dies after falling 400 feet off NC mountain
http://myfox8.com/2015/08/23/man-hiking-with-family-dies-after-falling-400-feet-off-nc-mountain/
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http://www.scrippsmedia.com/newschannel5/news/Man-Found-Dead-At-Burgess-State-Park-322633022.html (http://www.scrippsmedia.com/newschannel5/news/Man-Found-Dead-At-Burgess-State-Park-322633022.html)

http://www.wset.com/story/29914772/breaking-man-falls-to-his-death-at-crabtree-falls-in-nelson-co (http://www.wset.com/story/29914772/breaking-man-falls-to-his-death-at-crabtree-falls-in-nelson-co)

Another person dies at Crabtree falls.  Think they are close to the 30 death toll mark at that falls.

Darwin = truff

http://wlos.com/news/local/rescue-underway-at-raven-rock-falls (http://wlos.com/news/local/rescue-underway-at-raven-rock-falls)

Busy season

http://www.wyff4.com/news/crews-on-scene-of-saluda-waterfall/39456562 (http://www.wyff4.com/news/crews-on-scene-of-saluda-waterfall/39456562)

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http://m.wyff4.com/news/hiker-injured-after-tumbling-about-200-feet-down-table-rock-mountain/39440092


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The first guy that fell, that led to the second guy falling to his death trying to help him, did not make it.

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20160511/ARTICLES/160519970/1151?Title=Two-men-fall-to-their-deaths-at-North-Carolina-waterfall- (http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20160511/ARTICLES/160519970/1151?Title=Two-men-fall-to-their-deaths-at-North-Carolina-waterfall-)

Quote from: ajhock on May 11, 2016, 21:00:50 PM
The first guy that fell, that led to the second guy falling to his death trying to help him, did not make it.

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20160511/ARTICLES/160519970/1151?Title=Two-men-fall-to-their-deaths-at-North-Carolina-waterfall- (http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20160511/ARTICLES/160519970/1151?Title=Two-men-fall-to-their-deaths-at-North-Carolina-waterfall-)

Final story
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2016/05/11/three-killed-recent-waterfall-accidents/84235098/

Buddy and I were just talking about how fences and signs don't stop stupid
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Quote from: Woolly Bugger on May 11, 2016, 11:58:44 AM
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http://m.wyff4.com/news/hiker-injured-after-tumbling-about-200-feet-down-table-rock-mountain/39440092


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The guy in this article is an experienced hiker who has traveled in the Linville Gorge many times.  He was part of a group of hikers moving along a steep slope when he slipped. 

A better account of the event is here, along with a video: 

Rainbow falls.

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20160722/ARTICLES/160729946/1151?Title=Woman-plummets-to-death-from-Rainbow-Falls-


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Update on rainbow falls
News anchor dies after falling over North Carolina waterfall
http://via.wghp.com/vCtq2



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Better than average outcome.  Fall, injury, airlift.  Not all waterfall falls are death, just keep thinking  they are.  We used to call it a Stokes Litter. 

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20160724/NEWS/160729914/1151?Title=16-year-old-injured-after-fall-at-waterfall

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New details emerge in man's fall down NC waterfall
http://via.wghp.com/RiT57


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And another one

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http://www.wcnc.com/mb/news/local/man-falls-75-feet-to-death-at-nc-waterfall/356108678


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And, gravity continues to work........

Moore Cove seems really safe when you are above it.

Not a waterfall. Still an unpleasant landing.

http://www.wfmynews2.com/mb/news/local/17-year-old-hiker-falls-40-feet-at-hanging-rock-state-park/409688957

Another one bites the dust in the GSMNP

Man falls to death off highest waterfall in Smokies, continuing a grim spring ritual
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article153341474.html


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Man dies after falling 70 feet from a waterfall in western North Carolina
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article158143329.html


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http://wlos.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-reported-fall-at-yellowstone-falls

Quote from: benben reincarnated on July 13, 2017, 06:34:57 AM
http://wlos.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-reported-fall-at-yellowstone-falls

Lucky to be alive I'd say!


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http://wxii12.com/article/man-falls-to-death-from-waterfall-in-north-carolina/18750848?src=app

Quote from: Woolly Bugger on February 27, 2018, 10:58:52 AM
http://wxii12.com/article/man-falls-to-death-from-waterfall-in-north-carolina/18750848?src=app

Damn, poor Jim Paul.

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Second drowning in six weeks reported at NC waterfallhttp://via.wghp.com/ARMTs


Have any of y'all jumped off this cliff? I've been down there and it scares the begeeies out of me!


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I've been there but never jumped off the cliff. I don't do waterfalls.

http://via.wghp.com/n5khG

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Live fast, die young!

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https://nypost.com/2018/07/06/youtube-stars-killed-in-waterfall-accident/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=pasteboard_app

After watching one of their YouTube videos I'm surprised that hadn't been killed earlier. This is the same group that got banned from US Forest Lands for walking on restricted / sensitive land in Yellowstone... gofundme? Don't fund stupidity.

https://youtu.be/xuhEurdLayQ



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The falls might be small but still dangerous to climb on!

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https://www.greensboro.com/news/local_news/teen-suffers-injuries-after-he-fell-at-hanging-rock-state/article_0a313326-156f-575b-ad0a-ca8bc0aed190.html
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Quote from: Woolly Bugger on July 30, 2018, 09:11:15 AM
The falls might be small but still dangerous to climb on!

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https://www.greensboro.com/news/local_news/teen-suffers-injuries-after-he-fell-at-hanging-rock-state/article_0a313326-156f-575b-ad0a-ca8bc0aed190.html
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I was nearby in the park when this took place. Falling off mountains and waterfalls seems to be commonplace anymore. I've been pretty close to doing so myself. [emoji3]

Authorities warn of water dangers after 2 rescued at Turtleback Falls

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https://wlos.com/news/local/waterfall-rescue-unfolds-after-heavy-rainfall-elevated-water-levels

Man's body trapped below waterfall in western North Carolina

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article231467283.html

Male taken to hospital in serious condition after fall at Hanging Rock
https://myfox8.com/news/male-taken-to-hospital-in-serious-condition-after-fall-at-hanging-rock/

The U.S. Forest Service and other agencies have confirmed two July 23 accidents at Western North Carolina waterfalls, including one that resulted in a fatality.

Transylvania County Rescue Squad Chief Dale Whitlock told the Citizen Times that a man on a ledge "approximately 10 to 15 feet" up on Looking Glass Falls fell and was flown to Mission Hospital for trauma he suffered on July 23.

Dowd confirmed that another man — who has not been publicly identified— died in a separate incident at Secret Falls in Macon County in the Nantahala National Forest.

"A man died while swimming at Secret Falls on the Nantahala Ranger District, south of Highlands. He drowned swimming in the pool beneath the falls," she said of the July 23 fatality.


https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2022/07/27/us-forest-service-confirms-waterfall-death-nantahala-national-forest/10155866002/

not a waterfall, but close to one...

Hiker hurt in 50-foot fall from Looking Glass Rock

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A hiker suffered a serious leg injury after falling 50 feet from Looking Glass Rock in Transylvania County.

The fall happened about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Rescuers responded to the Sunwall Trail off of FS Road 475B to reach the hiker. Crews said it was tough to rescue the hiker. Rescuers ran into difficult terrain at the base of the rock.

https://wlos.com/news/local/hiker-hurt-in-50-foot-fall-from-looking-glass-rock-transylvania-county-sunwall-trail

Kudos to the rescuers!

61-year-old woman falls to death off 150-foot cliff at Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina


61-year-old woman fell 150 feet to her death from a steep cliff on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina on Sept. 23, the National Park Service said in a news release.

Nancy Sampson of South Carolina, died as a result of injuries from her fall at Glassmine Falls Overlook, the release said.

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A 61-year-old woman fell 150 feet to her death from a steep cliff on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina on Sept. 23, the National Park Service said in a news release.

Nancy Sampson of South Carolina, died as a result of injuries from her fall at Glassmine Falls Overlook, the release said.

Dispatch operators received a call a little after noon on Saturday of a female who had fallen down the cliff. NPS law enforcement rangers arrived on the scene and confirmed Sampson had died.

"Rescuers were able to locate Sampson approximately 150 feet below the overlook," the release said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/26/blue-ridge-parkway-death-overlook/70968476007/


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