Six waterfall challenged humans have fallen from local falls since mid June..The Commission on Waterfall Safety have launched an intensive study into what part of
” stay away from the edge of the waterfall”
people don’t understand..
Scientists in India ( we don’t have scientists in America any more) hypothesize there may be a correlation between intense internet posting and the ability to understand spacial relationships..Many of the fallen have stated ” I thought I was up about three feet..”
from the headlines of AC-T
14-year-old injured in waterfall accident
CEDAR MOUNTAIN — A 14-year-old boy suffered head injuries after falling from Triple Falls in DuPont State Forest on Wednesday.
Rescue crews responded about 3:50 p.m. to the falls, said Lt. Chris Holroyd of the Cedar Mountain Fire Department.The boy, who is from the St. Louis area, fell about 40 feet from the lower falls, Holroyd said. He declined to release the boy’s name.
“I think they were just walking around near the top of the falls and slipped on the rocks,” Holroyd said.
The boy complained of head and neck pain, Holroyd said.
“He was fairly alert and able to tell us his name and age,” Holroyd said. “But he didn’t know where he was or how he got there or what had happened, so we knew there was something wrong.”
The boy was taken by ambulance to Mission Hospital.
Wednesday’s accident is the latest of at least six similar incidents that have occurred since mid-June at area waterfalls. At least 12 people have been killed since 2001 in WNC waterfall accidents.
