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Jun 3, 2019

Woman swept away by waterfall was reaching for branch, not taking photos - NBC News

Woman swept away by waterfall was reaching for branch, not taking photos  NBC News

A California woman who officials said died while taking photos at a Lake Tahoe waterfall was actually swept away by fast moving waters while reaching for a tree branch, authorities said Sunday. The North Tahoe Fire Protection District said its initial account, which it publicized in a now-deleted Facebook post about the perils of taking photos in dangerous areas, was based on information “available at the time” from bystanders and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. But in a statement posted Sunday, the district said the woman was reaching for a branch last week “when she was taken over ...

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