- A woman died when she slipped and lost her footing at a Northern California waterfall while she was taking photos, California authorities said.
- Witnesses reported the young woman was too close to the edge. There was no guardrail blocking access to the area.
- “This is a sad reminder to be cautious when taking selfies and other photos in dangerous areas,” the fire district said in a statement.
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A woman plunged to her death down a Northern California waterfall after she slipped and lost her footing while taking photos, authorities said Friday.
The North Tahoe Fire Protection District said in a statement that the woman died Friday at Eagle Falls, and that rescue crews recovered her body.
Water cascades 150 feet from the waterfall overlooking Lake Tahoe.
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Fire district spokeswoman Erin Holland said Saturday that witnesses reported the young woman was too close to the edge. There was no guardrail blocking access to the area.
"This is a sad reminder to be cautious when taking selfies and other photos in dangerous areas," the fire district said in a statement. "Don't underestimate the power of waterfalls, rivers, and cold water temperatures."
Holland says very cold water feeding the waterfall is moving extremely fast because of snowmelt from record snowfall in the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains.
The woman was not identified.
