State police said the man climbed up a tree to pose for the picture, and a limb broke, causing him to fall 100 feet into the water below.
at a state park on the Oregon Coast.
Troopers and medics responded at 1:48 p.m. to Oswald West State Park for a report of a person who fell off a cliff, according to state police. Investigators say Steven Gastelum, 43, of Seaside, and a second person, walked down Devil's Cauldron trail to take a photograph at the cliffside viewpoint. When Gastelum climbed up a tree to pose for the picture, a limb broke, causing him to fall 100 feet into the water below.
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and rescuers from the Nehalem Bay Fire Department helped find Gastelum and brought him to shore.Gastelum was taken by ambulance to Tillamook Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
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