Teenager "cliff dives" off South Falls at Silver Falls

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squidvicious
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Teenager "cliff dives" off South Falls at Silver Falls

Post by squidvicious » August 3rd, 2020, 4:29 pm

https://www.kptv.com/news/emergency-cre ... b85da.html

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Enjoy the new 20 foot fencing no doubt coming soon. This is why we can't have nice things, etc etc.
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Re: Teenager "cliff dives" off South Falls at Silver Falls

Post by pnwnerd » August 23rd, 2020, 9:43 pm

Is it just too shallow in the water?
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Re: Teenager "cliff dives" off South Falls at Silver Falls

Post by Chip Down » August 24th, 2020, 6:22 am

pnwnerd wrote: ↑
August 23rd, 2020, 9:43 pm
 Is it just too shallow in the water?
The waterfall height is 177 feet. Without proper technique, that's enough to cause severe injury, just from impact with the water.
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