Man Dies After Jumping From 15-foot Waterfall And Being Pulled Under

A 25-year-old man has died aft jumping from a popular waterfall successful Arizona and getting pulled nether by nan waters below.

Search and rescue teams responded to a study of a drowning astatine nan Fossil Creek Lower Waterfalls, located wrong nan Coconino National Forest adjacent Sedona, astatine noon Sunday, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office said.

Witnesses told authorities that nan man jumped astir 15 feet earlier resurfacing astatine nan bottommost of nan waterfall. He reportedly gave a thumbs-up and continued to swim.

Soon after, he “swam underneath nan waterfall and became submerged,” nan sheriff’s agency said.

The man, identified by authorities arsenic Wei-Jie Lin of Taiwan, had been underwater for much than 10 minutes earlier bystanders were capable to propulsion him out.

Bystanders gave him CPR but he did not regain consciousness, authorities said.

The Fossil Creek Waterfalls are located wrong nan Coconino National Forest conscionable extracurricular of Camp Verde, a municipality known for its outdoor recreation on nan Verde River.

Fossil Creek is 1 of 2 “wild and scenic” rivers successful Arizona, gushing 20,000 gallons a infinitesimal from a bid of springs astatine nan bottommost of a 1,600-foot canyon, according to nan Department of Agriculture.

The Fossil Creek Waterfall is located on nan Dixon Lewis Trail. The one-mile way follows nan creek to a earthy waterfall “where crowds walk nan time swimming,” according to nan USDA.

The short hike and waterfall are celebrated pinch visitors. However, nan USDA warns that “swimming and cliff diving adjacent nan waterfall is highly vulnerable and has led to respective drowning deaths and terrible injuries.”