Man Distracted by Device Falls to His Death off San Diego Cliff

[Eugene]

Source: Time Magazine

Man Distracted by Device Falls to His Death off San Diego Cliff

Melissa Chan 12:10 PM ET

"He wasn't watching where he was walking"

A man plunged to his death off a San Diego cliff on Christmas while he was distracted by an electronic device, authorities said Saturday.

The 20-year-old man, whose identity has not yet been released, fell 60 feet to his death from California’s popular Sunset Cliffs at about 5 p.m. on Friday, Fox 5 reports. He appeared to be staring into either a cell phone or a camera while walking around before the fatal fall, the news outlet said.

“Witnesses stated seeing someone distracted by an electronic device and he just fell over the edge,” San Diego Lifeguard Bill Bender told NBC 7. “(He) wasn’t watching where he was walking, he was looking down at the device in his hands.”

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[moondust]

1. Did he drive there?

Endangering all kinds of people on the road besides himself?

[lpbk2713]

2. "OMG BRB"

[Wilms]

3. Is there an app for that?

Ya know, a GPS thingy that'll alert you if you're about to do something like that.

[Matrosov]

4. Gives new meaning to 'dropped call'

[MissB]

8. Thread winner

[hobbit709]

5. Lack of situational awareness and arguing with Sir Isaac don't mix.

[KamaAina]

6. Darwin Award

[Nye Bevan]

7. Not a good idea not to watch where you're going.