{"id":3974,"date":"2018-11-03T18:21:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T18:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/yosemite-fall-victims-identified-as-married-bloggers-from-india\/"},"modified":"2018-11-03T18:21:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T18:21:44","slug":"yosemite-fall-victims-identified-as-married-bloggers-from-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/yosemite-fall-victims-identified-as-married-bloggers-from-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Yosemite fall: Victims identified as married bloggers from India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"The couple kept a blog of travel photos including this one in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico.\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5744\/production\/_104104322_captujfvu6re.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    The couple kept a blog of travel photos including this one in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">A man and woman who died after falling from a cliff in Yosemite National Park have been identified as a married couple from India.<\/p>\n<p>Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, were living in the US and had maintained a travel blog of photos from their trips around the country.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent Instagram post, the couple pondered the &#8220;daredevilry&#8221; of taking photos from dangerous locations.<\/p>\n<p>Park rangers are investigating but say the cause of death may never be known. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Taft Point, on left, rises about 3,000ft (900m) off the valley floor<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Viswanath and Moorthy&#8217;s bodies were recovered from a steep rocky area beneath the lookout on Taft Point on Thursday, according to park spokesman Jamie Richards.<\/p>\n<p>The Taft Point promontory offers views of the valley floor 3,000 ft (900m) below and has become a popular spot for romantic photos and wedding proposals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-45994506\" class=\"story-body__link\">Two dead after fall from Yosemite cliff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We still do not know what caused them to fall,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/news\/article\/yosemite-couple-death-fall-taft-point-Vishnu-dead-13345683.php\" class=\"story-body__link-external\">Mr Richards told the San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to understand what happened. We may never know, (but) from everything we see, this was a tragic fall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">&#8216;Travel-obsessed&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The couple maintained a blog called Holidays and HappilyEverAfters where they described themselves as &#8220;travel obsessed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>On the blog, Moorthy called herself a &#8220;mermaid-haired wanderess who loves to waltz with words&#8221; and her husband &#8220;Captain Creative who wows me and everyone with his phantasmagoric photographic skills&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>They both graduated in 2010 from the College of Engineering, Chengannur in Kerala state, which took to Facebook to mourn the &#8220;accidental demise of its two alumni&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Vishnu&#8217;s brother Jishnu Viswanath told the Associated Press in India that the two apparently fell while taking a selfie after setting up their tripod near the ledge on Tuesday evening. <\/p>\n<p>He said the two were married four years ago at a Hindu temple in Kerala, and that their funerals would take place in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Viswanath had worked as a software engineer for Cisco and was planning to move with his wife from New York to California for the job.<\/p>\n<p>On their Instagram account they posted to their 14,000 followers last March of the danger of taking selfies from dangerous locations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-embed\">\n<div class=\"social-embed-post social-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"embed embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"embed-region embed-core-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Instagram post by holidaysandhappilyeverafters\">\n            <a class=\"off-screen jump-link\" href=\"#jump-linkhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bg31bD2hgDq\/?taken-by=holidaysandhappilyeverafters\">Skip Instagram post 2 by holidaysandhappilyeverafters<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bg31bD2hgDq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bg31bD2hgDq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<p> View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bg31bD2hgDq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">CHASING SUNSETS or CHASING LIKES ??? &#x1f61b; &#8230; Sooo today on #socialmediabadasstribe we are talking about limits of #doitforthegram.&#x1f636;Yeah sure it can be limitless but guys, we reaaaallly need to have boundaries(this is handy as life lessons too but we will revisit that later&#x1f609;) A lot of us including yours truly is a fan of daredevilry attempts of standing at the edge of cliffs &#x26f0;and skyscrapers&#x1f306;, but did you know that wind gusts can be FATAL??? &#x2620;&#xfe0f; Is our life just worth one photo? &#8230; When we squirm at another selfie attempt gone south &#x1f631; from a skyscraper, let\u2019s remember to save that in our core memory &#x1f9e0; and not the memory dump &#x1f6e2;(I am still on the Inside Out &#x1f3ac; train y&#8217;all &#x1f62c;) Same applies when we get our knickers in a twist and hog a spot till we get the perfect shot&#x1f644; I know I know, I am guilty as charged for all of this &#x1f926;&#x200d;&#x2640;&#xfe0f; and if I didn\u2019t have Mr. Two Goody Shoes, Vishnu &#x1f92d; with me, I am not even sure if I would have written this post. &#8230; Let us all try to be responsible digital citizens and use our \u201cnumbers\u201d to be transparent and honest, shall we?&#x1f917; None of us is perfect and the more we accept it and share our flaws as much as our wins, we are one step closer to creating a sane social media without the scary brouhahas.&#x1f495;&#x2728; &#8230; Still there?&#x1f440; Woohoo, a backflip is in order, or wait maybe a pizza? &#x1f355; What about a unicorn ice-cream &#x1f984; &#x1f366; with some Disney-approved cotton candy &#x1f36d;&#x1f36c; and pixie dust infused sprinkles &#x1f9da;&#x200d;&#x2640;&#xfe0f; if\u2026..IF you could tell me the one time you were effin\u2019 proud of being candid and real AF in social media? &#x1f60e; &#8230; PS &#8211; Not sponsored but sweatshirt is from @radearthsupply \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 #grandcanyonnps #northrim #instagramaz #visitarizona #travelarizona #shotzdelight #discovertheroad #usaroadtrip #visittheusa #outdoorsusa #exploretheusa #womenwhoexplore #iamtb #radparks #thediscoverer #gtgi #sheisnotlost #wearetravelgirls #hikemore #radgirlslife #travelreality #dreamscape  @womenwhoexplore @visit_arizona @visittheusa @shotzdelight<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/holidaysandhappilyeverafters\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> TravelCreatives&#x2764;&#xfe0f;Minaxi+Vishnu<\/a> (@holidaysandhappilyeverafters) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-03-28T15:45:54+00:00\">Mar 28, 2018 at 8:45am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"off-screen\" id=\"jump-linkhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bg31bD2hgDq\/?taken-by=holidaysandhappilyeverafters\" tabindex=\"-1\">End of Instagram post 2 by holidaysandhappilyeverafters<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of us including yours truly is a fan of daredevilry attempts of standing at the edge of cliffs and skyscrapers, but did you know that wind gusts can be FATAL???&#8221; Moorthy wrote in the caption of a post of her sitting on the edge of the Grand Canyon. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is our life just worth one photo?&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a photographer&#8217;s viral search to identify a couple who got engaged earlier this month at Taft Point has ended, after they came forward on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Photographer Matt Dippel posted an appeal online, in an effort to find the couple featured in the romantic shot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Charlie Bear and his fianc\u00e9e Melissa stumbled upon the photo of themselves on Instagram, said Mr Dippel in a follow-up Facebook post.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-45933729\" class=\"story-body__link\">Viral search for Yosemite proposal couple<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Even though this was the second time around I was just as nervous as the first time, and I was even more nervous being high up on the cliff,&#8221; Mr Bear told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a fear of heights, and I kind of overcame that for her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More than 10 people have died in Yosemite this year.<\/p>\n<p>Last month an Israeli teenager accidentally fell to his death while taking a selfie from another part of the world-renowned park.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-46035739\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Instagram Image caption The couple kept a blog of travel photos including this one in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico A man and woman who died after falling from a cliff in Yosemite National Park have been identified as a married couple from India. 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