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These are the falls
Dang. RIP.
These are the falls
Three YouTube/Instagram influencers die in waterfall accident.
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There is a waterfall in central New York I visit a lot and it feels like we've had a couple similar deaths with people walking out to the very edge where everything is slippery and might not be firmly in place and go for a selfie or something only to trip or slip and that's all it takes.
Yeah, from the title I thought it would be something like this. RIP.
God that's awful. Incredible they dove in to save her despite the risk, but such a heartbreaking ending.
RIP
RIP
Well two of them had been arrested for going into prohibited off-trail areas in Yellowstone, so you might say they have a history of doing reckless things for the likes/views.
I hope cautionary tales like this will encourage people to respect the power of nature so they can live the long, full lives they deserve.
Oof...you would be destroyed by that fall.
Imagine trying to dive off that. Holy shit.
Jesus, I don't know why they dove in...I know I wouldn't have done that.
Sucks for all of them. RIP.
Sucks for all of them. RIP.
Yeah left out of OP is that their channel specializes in doing stunts in exotic locales but it sounds like this was just an unfortunate situation and the loss of life is awful.
My wife and I were at the bottom of the falls when it happened. The falls are so tall and loud that we didn't hear anything. Only saw some emergency vehicles pulling up as we were leaving.
People shouldn't be playing around with dangerous environments like that. The current is really fast and you should be nowhere near it.
Sad to hear they didn't survive. We were watching for updates on this.
People shouldn't be playing around with dangerous environments like that. The current is really fast and you should be nowhere near it.
Sad to hear they didn't survive. We were watching for updates on this.
Damn props to them. I would stretch and reach my hand out but there’s no way I would go down the waterfall trying to rescue someone.
This was my first thought. A shame all around, but their family can be proud their kids were brave and loyal. Won't mean much to them now though.
Rest in peace
These guys have a sordid history of breaking regulations and doing risky things simply for social media brownie points. A good example of why chasing "influencer" status is a cancer.
Tragic end to an ultimately pointless pursuit of fleeting fame. You don't fuck with mother nature, she always wins, and you most definitely NEVER swim upstream of a waterfall.
If they had shown a minimum amount of training and respect for nature, they would still be here.
Tragic end to an ultimately pointless pursuit of fleeting fame. You don't fuck with mother nature, she always wins, and you most definitely NEVER swim upstream of a waterfall.
If they had shown a minimum amount of training and respect for nature, they would still be here.
It's tragic, but you're right. They have a history of taking risks to get that perfect photo op. This time it caught up to them. This wasn't some random accident, it was completely avoidable.
Yeah, what the two guys did for their friend in their last moments was undoubtedly brave and noble, but this entire situation could have been completely avoided altogether which makes it all the more tragic.
As Spielberg put it back then, “No movie is worth dying for.” In this case, an Instagram post.
It was his long-time partner. I wouldn't hesitate if my SO's life was in danger.
There's a certain ironic symmetry of him saying that as a result of a 100% preventable accident that killed 3 people on his set.
Stepping on these types of rocks is extremely dangerous. I can only compare it to stepping on an oily tile.
I was in the woods with a pack full of gear and I had to cross a river. I got off a log, took a step and I was nearly swept off my feet and was almost submerged in the water. I would have been stopped by rocks on the way down to the river if I were to fall, but it was still a scary point and time.
That's pretty fucked up, don't know if I'd be able to the same in their position.
He didn't direct that segment of Twilight Zone though, Landis did. Not really his set.
Yeah, friend of mine slipped on wet mossy rocks and cracked his head one time.
That incident was the reason he said that in the first place.
And that was also entirely John Landis’ doing, whom Spielberg severed all ties with after it happened.
Jesus, every bone in your body would be broken by the time you got to the bottom.
Imagine trying to dive off that. Holy shit.
RIP
Damn, that's terrifying and tragic. Really hope this was a freak accident and not something that was preventable and unnecessarily risky.
I was on a wedding shoot recently at the top of a mountain. I was a part of a crew shooting a music video of the wedding and there was a separate guy handling the actual wedding video. We got to the top/cliff and got our shots. Then, the wedding videographer asked the groom to twirl the bride and dip her right near the edge.
It was oddly tense and kinda fucked up. He wants to get this beautiful shot and also says "if y'all don't want to do it, then let's not do it" but that puts the bride and groom in an awkward position. They ended up getting the shot, no harm done, but it would have taken one misstep, trip, slip, etc. and that would be it. Not worth it to me.
I was on a wedding shoot recently at the top of a mountain. I was a part of a crew shooting a music video of the wedding and there was a separate guy handling the actual wedding video. We got to the top/cliff and got our shots. Then, the wedding videographer asked the groom to twirl the bride and dip her right near the edge.
It was oddly tense and kinda fucked up. He wants to get this beautiful shot and also says "if y'all don't want to do it, then let's not do it" but that puts the bride and groom in an awkward position. They ended up getting the shot, no harm done, but it would have taken one misstep, trip, slip, etc. and that would be it. Not worth it to me.
Swimming in the upstream pool of a waterfall is monumentally stupid, so no, not really really a freak accident per se.