HUNTER, N.Y. — Ezra Kennedy had been hiking with his cousins and friends when he ventured up to a ledge between the tiers of Kaaterskill Falls. The 17-year-old was trying to get a photo, said his ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — Every year, hundreds of people visit a popular waterfall in Avery County. Elk River Falls is beautiful, but it can also be deadly. Last year, two people drowned when swift ...

HIGHLANDS, NC (WNCN) — A dad and husband who fell from North Carolina waterfalls on Saturday has been found dead near the falls on Sunday afternoon, sources say. The man, who fell from Dry Falls near ...

When my black Lab, Shelby, and I were researching our guidebook for enticing places for dogs and their humans to go hiking, we had a close scare. We had a lot of close calls, actually, which included ...

Eldon Jamison of Yellow Mountain served 40 years with the Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad. He was a widower and father of three, Jackson County officials said. Jackson County Emergency Management ...

A Brazilian doctor was bitten by a venomous snake after it fell down the waterfall she was swimming beneath. Video footage of the incident shows Dieynne Saugo was standing under a waterfall at a ...

When authorities, experts and adults- tell people to stay away from picturesque-looking shallow rivers and waterfalls in the rainy season- there is mostly a very good reason for it. There have been ...

There were times when I just wanted to leave because I was afraid of witnessing a death. Adults and children routinely walked past bright red and yellow signs saying 'Danger' and 'Peligro.' The ...

Every summer, Australians look for ways to cool down. Millions of us head to the beach. Those inland head for rivers, waterholes and waterfalls. But cooling off comes with risks, from dangerous rips ...