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| Jacobson slipped while taking a photo |
PHOENIX (Arizona, US), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A hiker in Arizona slipped and fell hundreds of feet to his death after trying to take a photo in Lost Dutchman State Park, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.
Richard Jacobson, 21, was found dead around 700 feet below the Flat Iron Trail, sheriff’s office spokesperson Lauren Reimer said.
A friend who was camping with Jacobson called 911 around 12:45 a.m. to report that Jacobson had gone to the edge of the trail “to take a photo and slipped,” the statement said.
A helicopter with the Arizona Department of Public Safety helped find and recover Jacobson’s body, the sheriff’s office said. The park is about 40 miles from Phoenix.
More than 250 people worldwide died attempting to take selfies from 2011 to 2017, a 2018 study published in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care found. In 2020, a 25-year-old fell to his death at different Arizona state park while attempting to take a photo.
Jacobson was involved in mission work in Utah and Washington. — NNN-AGENCIES
