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Jonathan Rohloff is still reeling from the horror of watching his 20-year-old daughter slide to her death off Yosemite's Half Dome. He said his request for more safeguards on the century-old ...
The dome stands over 8,800 feet above sea level, and a round-trip hike to the summit covers more than 14 miles. The Half Dome cables encompass the final portion of the hike and allow hikers to ...
Burnett is the 12th hiker to die while climbing Half Dome since 1995, ... The most recent death before Burnett's occurred last year when a hiker slipped and fell while climbing the peak during a ...
A 14-year-old girl was standing on a log with friends at a beach in Bandon, Oregon, to pose for photos, possibly including selfies. She fell off and was fatally pinned underwater by the log due to the receding tide. According to the girl's mother, when this occurred it was not a selfie; rather her picture was being taken by a friend. [158] [159]
Between 1958 and 1967, an average of 7.1 people per year went over the falls. From 1978 to 1988, the average was 12.8 per year. [10] Other reports suggest an annual average between 20 and 30. [11]
In April 1949, reporter Stan Chambers covered the Kathy Fiscus tragedy for KTLA.. Kathryn Anne Fiscus (August 21, 1945 – April 8, 1949) was a three-year-old girl who died after falling into a well in San Marino, California.
An American toddler died after being dropped from the 11th floor of Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas cruise ship.
Her biography, The Girl in the Picture, was written by Denise Chong and published in 1999. In 2003, Belgian composer Eric Geurts wrote the song "The Girl in the Picture", dedicated to Phúc. It was released on Flying Snowman Records, with all profits going to the Kim Phúc Foundation, and re-released in 2021 as part of Eric's album Leave a Mark ...