From nj.com, originally on mycentraljersey.com:



http://www.nj.com/...-homepage-featured

Not many details released as yet.

Rest in Peace

Every step and handhold count... please splore safely.

Damn. Last time I was there was 5 years ago and it was quite dangerous then. I can't imagine how bad it is now. Must have been one hell of a fall.

Posted by EsseXploreR Damn. Last time I was there was 5 years ago and it was quite dangerous then. I can't imagine how bad it is now. Must have been one hell of a fall.

Sploring at night makes it even more dangerous.
There's no reward for failure except death.

I was just about to post this... I have driven by here many times but never stopped. hope it wasn't anyone on here.,

Ouch. Rest in peace. Safe explores everyone!

That bloweth mightily.

More details, from her obit:

http://www.nj.com/...d_traveled_th.html

So sad.

Still no details on the actual fall itself. It doesn't take all that much human error to fall from a catwalk at midnight and if it was "near a smokestack" it was outside, in the dark. That place has got securitah so no flashlights outside at night. I wonder if she just walked into space, fell through an opening or something collapsed under her? That sucks.

I thought for sure it was some dumb local girl who had too many bud light margaritas but i guess that was not the case.

Posted by Radical_Ed Still no details on the actual fall itself. It doesn't take all that much human error to fall from a catwalk at midnight and if it was "near a smokestack" it was outside, in the dark. That place has got securitah so no flashlights outside at night. I wonder if she just walked into space, fell through an opening or something collapsed under her? That sucks.

I'm wondering if she climbed the stack. It has a caged ladder however at the top is open; 3 points of contact, always.
Whatever happened it was a poor plan from the get go. Imagine trying to navigate the blast furnace complex at Beth at night on your first trip.
A little bit of light simply isn't enough.

Posted by blackhawk I'm wondering if she climbed the stack.

Sounds more like a bad four story fall from the deteriorated area shown in photo below, which appears high enough to be fatal. Landing area could have been hard and/or full of industrial debris.

Appears an officer might even be standing in that fourth floor doorway to the catwalk area, where decking may be missing:

RIP, hopefully everyone here can stay safe

Posted by yaggy Sounds more like a bad four story fall from the deteriorated area shown in photo below, which appears high enough to be fatal. Landing area could have been hard and/or full of industrial debris. Appears an officer might even be standing in that fourth floor doorway to the catwalk area, where decking may be missing: http://image.nj.co...0f85ee26139c9f.JPG

No joke... 4 stories unto steel is more than enough to kill you. Missing sections and holes are how many fall.

That's an awful tragedy.

Posted by yokes That's an awful tragedy.

This is at least the 5th one in the last 9 years. All happened at night...

This report states she had climbed the stack and fell 200 feet.
http://abcnews.go....fund-site-42026133

Her obituary:
http://www.legacy....d=1000000181374556

20 stories up on a stack of bricks she's never seen in the daylight, at midnight with no light.

I wish I didn't have to say it, but... DERP.

What a shame.

Posted by Radical_Ed 20 stories up on a stack of bricks she's never seen in the daylight, at midnight with no light. I wish I didn't have to say it, but... DERP. What a shame.

The cap looks jagged in the image. Was she really trying to traverse that?
Wow.
A piece probably fell away... with her.