Tourist dies after falling 177ft from waterfall while trying to take a photo

A man has died after plunging to his death while trying to take a picturesque photo at a waterfall.

Zachary Nicholas Mertens died after he slipped and fell approximately 177 feet from the top of South Falls waterfall, the Oregon State Police said in a press release

A tourist reportedly died after falling over 170 feet from a waterfall while posing for pictures at an Oregon state park. Emergency crews rushed to Silver Falls State Park at around 6:30 p.m. Monday after receiving reports that the victim had fallen from the top of South Falls, a 177-foot waterfall. A waterfall flows i