Those are some real friends, sad they couldn't save their friends and lost their lives trying. RIP.
Three YouTube/Instagram influencers die in waterfall accident.
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Seeing the picture of the falls this makes me sick to think about falling down. I wish people wouldn’t do risky things just for social media likes if that’s in fact what they were doing.
These guys were known for doing sketchy stuff, so I do wonder if this accident was preventable or the circumstances around it. But regardless, may they RIP
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...neville-salt-flats-social-media-stunts-damage
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...neville-salt-flats-social-media-stunts-damage
They originally jumped/slipped into a pool of water above the waterfall.
Long term girlfriend fell in. When you love someone enough it’s just Instinct =( Sounds like they were all incredibly close friends.
I saw the headline come up on my phone, but didn't get clicking it at the time.
That's really sad and scary. May they rest in peace.
That's really sad and scary. May they rest in peace.
my god. so fucking tragic, two of them dying trying to save their friend, makes me sick its so sad.https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/6/1...death-ryker-gamble-alexey-lyakh-megan-scraper
Dang. RIP.
These are the falls
Sad story. Hopefully they continue to influence people by showing that it isn't worth the danger for a great pic and followers.
Looks like they have a history of breaking the law for YouTube/Instagram videos/photos. They broke several laws in the states and were banned from accessing public lands in various national and state parks. I want to feel bad, but it sounds like they were doing moronic things for their social media presence. Also, I have no regard for people who break the law and damage national/state parks. In Yellowstone, they went off the pathway to get a closeup of a geyser. Several people have died doing the same thing and some of the geysers are damaged beyond repair because of people like them.
I live in a state with a lot of national parks and there are always people who either damage the landscapes or die doing stupid things that they shouldn't be doing.
It's from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
http://bc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2087&languageId=1&contentId=55929
The BBC quoted it in their article about the incident.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44736569
I live in CNY, mind if I asked which waterfall because nothing comes to mind with deaths like that.
They appeared to have a lack of respect for nature. In the past, it cost them money, access, and their freedom (jail time), but in this case, they paid a steeper price.
http://k2radio.com/breaking-three-high-on-life-defendants-plead-guilty-two-will-be-jailed/
I don't get it. They got such MASSIVE backlash for their antics in Yellowstone and other US parks. And others have been caught fucking around with Yellowstone's hot springs since then, including a brother and sister who went off trail to "hot pot" when the brother fell in and the sister had to hike out to find help, leaving her brother to boil alive. When help was finally able to get there, there wasn't any trace of him left. You'd think, given High On Life's "love" of nature, they'd be at least passively aware of this and have a moment of clarity. "That could've been us when we were out there getting selfies. Maybe we should treat these places with more respect and have more regard for our surroundings and our safety." Nope. Swimming in a pool upstream from that huge waterfall. Not saying this isn't tragic or that the action of the 2 guys diving in wasn't a selfless brave act, but it was completely 100% preventable. Here in Montana, everyone I know who counts an outdoors activity as a hobby treats nature with respect, takes precautions, and knows if you fuck around with it bad things can happen. I can only conclude that the only thing High On Life cared about was their social media following. Hopefully these "influencers" (barf) influence their followers to treat all the places they travel with reverence and respect and not to carelessly damage and destroy these places and place themselves and others in harms way.
Is it possible to survive a waterfall like this? Do you just die because you keep falling and hitting the rocks on the way down?
Imagine trying to dive off that. Holy shit.
I good friend of mine from high school fell down a waterfall while hiking. He almost died but survived (Ryan you here?)
Instagram "influencers" are the new cancer of social media. Everyone is trying to chase the almighty dollar and some are risking their lives doing it.
Oh, I just read Tya's post about how they walked off path in Yellowstone on purpose to film for Youtube/Insta. Screw them, they don't respect nature so don't expect it to respect them.
Instagram "influencers" are the new cancer of social media. Everyone is trying to chase the almighty dollar and some are risking their lives doing it.
Oh, I just read Tya's post about how they walked off path in Yellowstone on purpose to film for Youtube/Insta. Screw them, they don't respect nature so don't expect it to respect them.
Man they might have done stupid and risky shit in the past and this death may not be surprising but...
Jumping in to save their friend, made me feel for them even more. Some real loyalty in the end, even if it didn't matter. There was another story recently where people tried to save others from drowning and died in the process. Tragic. Hope their family and friends find peace.
Jumping in to save their friend, made me feel for them even more. Some real loyalty in the end, even if it didn't matter. There was another story recently where people tried to save others from drowning and died in the process. Tragic. Hope their family and friends find peace.
This vid has some footage of the pool where they fell.
Seems pretty inviting, no?
You can see in this other vid of a woman swimming in a similar, maybe even the same spot, where there are falls above, a pool that is calm, and then falls below. [edit, looking closely at the vid, this is the exact spot]
Waterfall pools are pretty common, you just need to stay like 20 feet back from the edge like the woman in the above video, there's no danger of being swept over the side if you're not actually approaching the side.
Seems pretty inviting, no?
You can see in this other vid of a woman swimming in a similar, maybe even the same spot, where there are falls above, a pool that is calm, and then falls below. [edit, looking closely at the vid, this is the exact spot]
Waterfall pools are pretty common, you just need to stay like 20 feet back from the edge like the woman in the above video, there's no danger of being swept over the side if you're not actually approaching the side.
Imagine your body being slammed with incredible force off rock hard surfaces repeatedly over a hundred foot fall. The human body isn't designed to survive much less than that, let alone something like this.
I mean, sure the possibility exists that you could survive by some freak stroke of luck but the chances are slim and none.
Geeze, I would never dare get that close to a waterfall, way too easy to slip
It's just not worth the risk
Maybe we need to make stiffer penalties to discourage people from repeated dumb/dangerous behaviour, if they had gotten in trouble for doing stunts like this before they clearly didn't get the message. It's also a waste of resources to have to rescue people who get stuck and have to be saved because they wanted to take a selfie or a video to post on social media =/
It's just not worth the risk
Maybe we need to make stiffer penalties to discourage people from repeated dumb/dangerous behaviour, if they had gotten in trouble for doing stunts like this before they clearly didn't get the message. It's also a waste of resources to have to rescue people who get stuck and have to be saved because they wanted to take a selfie or a video to post on social media =/
Oof woah, I remember seeing those falls when I went to Canada and it is definitely not a place that makes you think "yup, I should go up there". Very reckless. RIP.
I was subscribed to them but never actually watched any of their videos. When the video came out announcing they passed away I was shocked and saddened I never watched those videos sooner.
I am surprised this doesnt happen more. Especially the building climbers. No matter how good you are a slip can happen. Just seems si stressful to see it
Except that was an anthology movie, and it happened on John Landis' set.
The last paragraph of the link you posted:
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