An Oregon man has sadly lost his life after attempting to take a photograph in a clifftop tree, USA Today has reported.
The man died after falling 100 feet into the ocean during a hike at an Oregon Coast state park.
According to state police, authorities responded to reports of a person who had fallen from a cliff at 1:48 pm at Oswald West State Park.
Steven Gastelum, 43, of Seaside and a second person had made their way down the Devil's Cauldron trail with the intent of taking photographs at the cliffside viewpoint.
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However, on arrival, Gastelum decided to climb a tree for a photograph, and the limb he had climbed on broke, sending him 100 feet down into the ocean.
He was located and brought to the shore by a US Coast Guard helicopter and rescuers from the Nehalem Bay Fire Department.
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Gastelum was pronounced dead after being transported by an ambulance to the Tillamook Regional Medical Center.
This tragic news comes after a similar incident in January of this year when a backpacker plunged to their death from a popular 'selfie' clifftop in Sydney.
Madalyn Davis, who hailed from Lincoln, England arrived in Australia last year, with plans to create a new life for herself Down Under. However, the 21-year-old tragically passed away after falling from a local tourist attraction while watching the sunrise with her friends.
The incident occurred after Davis had attended a party in Vaucluse on Saturday night (January 11th). At around 6:30 am, she and a group of seven friends left to go to Diamond Bay cliffs, a popular, although dangerous place, for taking photos.
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The backpacker and her friends reportedly climbed over a fence to sit and watch the sunrise, per the Mirror Online.
An air and water search was launched around the reserve after law enforcement received a report of a woman falling from a cliff. Davis's body was then purportedly discovered at around 10:30 pm.
Tributes have been pouring in from the 21-year-old, who has been described as "incredibly beautiful and talented" and "a free spirit".
Hopefully, these incidents will serve as a warning to anyone else against taking photographs in dangerous places.