Oregon man falls into ocean and dies
(OCTOBER 3, 2020) A man died on the Oregon Coast September 27. His name was Steven Gastelum. He was 43 years old. He was from Seaside.
Gastelum hiked a trail in Oswald West State Park. He was near Devil's Cauldron. He wanted a picture.
So Gastelum climbed a tree near a cliff. The tree broke. The man fell about 100 feet into the ocean.
Emergency workers found him. The workers tried to save the man. They took him to a hospital, but Gastelum did not live.
Sources:
Harworth, Jon. “Man Plummets to His Death after Falling from Branch on Cliff While Posing for Picture.” ABC News, 29 Sept. 2020, abcnews.go.com/US/man-plummets-death-falling-branch-cliff-posing-picture/story?id=73306917. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.
Williams, David. “An Oregon Hiker Fell off of a Cliff to His Death While Posing for a Photograph.” CNN, 29 Sept. 2020, www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/us/oregon-hiker-photo-death-trnd/index.html. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.
Image by Sean O'Neill
Harworth, Jon. “Man Plummets to His Death after Falling from Branch on Cliff While Posing for Picture.” ABC News, 29 Sept. 2020, abcnews.go.com/US/man-plummets-death-falling-branch-cliff-posing-picture/story?id=73306917. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.
Williams, David. “An Oregon Hiker Fell off of a Cliff to His Death While Posing for a Photograph.” CNN, 29 Sept. 2020, www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/us/oregon-hiker-photo-death-trnd/index.html. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.
Image by Sean O'Neill
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