An Indiana man who was filming a TikTok video died when he fell off a 70-foot cliff late Sunday afternoon in Puerto Rico, U.S. Coast Guard officials say.
An Indiana man died who was filming a TikTok video died when he fell off a coastal cliff in Puerto Rico, his family and officials said.
Edgar Garay, 27, was seen stumbling toward the edge of a 70-foot cliff late Sunday afternoon in Cabo Rojo, U.S. Coast Guard officialsEdgar Garay.Garay was with a cousin, who had warned him to stay away from the cliff's edge, Edgar's brother Carlos Garay, told NBC affiliate"My brother has a TikTok account that he loved to upload videos to,” he told the outlet. “Unfortunately, that was what he was trying to do when he was closer to the edge than he should have been.
The cousin walked away from the edge and glance back, but did not see Edgar Garay, Carlos Garay told the station. Coast Guard rescue units searched for the man after a 911 call, and a local emergency dive unit located and retrieved his body Monday afternoon, officials“We express our most heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Edgar Garay and pray they find closure and strength during this most difficult time,” Capt. José E. Díaz of the Coast GuardEdgar Garay sustained major head injuries in the fall, his brother told WTHR, adding that Edgar was called often called Chuwey.
He was was full of life,"a bit of a daredevil" and loved posting to his TikTok account, Carlos Garay brother
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