Couple die in Yosemite National Park while apparently taking selfie


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 Oct 2018

An image of the couple posted to their Instagram page.PHOTO: INSTAGRAM

LOS ANGELES (AFP): An Indian couple who fell to their deaths in California's Yosemite National Park were apparently taking a selfie, according to a family member and media reports.

Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, died last week after falling from Taft Point - a popular overlook at the park that does not have a railing - and their bodies were recovered by park rangers last Thursday.

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