Woman Taking Selfie at a Waterfall Loses Her Footing, Falls to Her Death

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6/1/2019|Updated: 6/1/2019

A woman in California fell to her death over the edge of a waterfall while taking a selfie on May 31.

Crews from the Tahoe Truckee Regional Rescue Team recovered the body of the young woman from Eagle Falls in Emerald Bay, according to a statement released by the North Tahoe Fire Protection District on their Facebook page.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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