Massive Portion Of Frozen Russian Waterfall Collapses On Tourists, Killing One And Injuring Three
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A teenager and his father were flown to the hospital with critical injuries
The collapse of the ice is under investigation
One person was killed and three others injured in Russia’s far east Thursday when a huge chunk of frozen waterfall collapsed on a group of tourists.
The group was visiting the Vilyuchinsky waterfall, at 131 feet, in the Kamchatka peninsula when a huge part of the waterfall came down on the group, trapping four of them under the frost, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement.