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01/08/2009 08:26:48 PM · #1 |
This is very sad. Dangerous....but don't all photographers take a risk every now and again.
Aussie Photographer Dies in New Zealand - Glacier Fall
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01/08/2009 08:35:25 PM · #2 |
That is sad, glaciers are very dangerous and its one of the few places where I wont stray out of bounds. There are just way too many ways to easily get hurt or killed on them...
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01/08/2009 08:47:43 PM · #3 |
It was two brothers killed. Here is More info about this
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01/08/2009 08:49:45 PM · #4 |
I don't think they were 'photographers' per se. They were tourists and like many tourists, happened to have a camera with them and also like many tourists they did something very stupid and payed the ultimate price.
Message edited by author 2009-01-10 15:39:10. |
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01/08/2009 08:52:37 PM · #5 |
They climbed over a barrier & ignored Danger signs to take photographs.
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01/08/2009 08:53:25 PM · #6 |
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01/08/2009 08:57:19 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Lawsuit pending yet? |
Good luck with the lawsuit if there were barriers in place and on top of that Im sure there were signs on the barriers... comes down to the fault of the victims... |
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01/08/2009 09:16:39 PM · #8 |
| In addition to thinking "what a terrible tragedy" - is anyone else secretly wondering if they recovered the cameras? |
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01/08/2009 09:18:01 PM · #9 |
In New Zealand, we don't really do the lawsuit thing. That seems to be more of an American pastime. Like I said, they climbed over a barrier & ignored Danger signs to take photographs. They also went into an area that professional guides wouldn't go in to. It will be down to insurance companies if their family wants any form of compensation. Assuming of course the victims took out travel insurance. I'm sure the insurance company will try to get out of any payment as technically their actions were illegal. They were tresspassing.
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01/08/2009 10:59:36 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by 3DsArcher:
In New Zealand, we don't really do the lawsuit thing. |
This may be the reason. Link |
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01/08/2009 11:53:09 PM · #11 |
Ohhhh how terribly sad. My heart aches for those boys' parents. If one in three people cross over those barriers, I guess people minimize how dangerous it is. I hope they won't any more.
P.S. I do wish America wasn't so sue-happy too.
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01/09/2009 08:41:18 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by L2:
In addition to thinking "what a terrible tragedy" - is anyone else secretly wondering if they recovered the cameras? |
hehe .. one of those last pictures ... does that ice have motion blur ? |
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01/09/2009 09:13:03 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by ralph:
Originally posted by L2:
In addition to thinking "what a terrible tragedy" - is anyone else secretly wondering if they recovered the cameras? |
hehe .. one of those last pictures ... does that ice have motion blur ? |
You guys are so bad :D |
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