Toddler Nearly Falls Off Cliff in Oregon

[CutiePie2000]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JzXpO3QbKI

I watched this and wow...it is scary.

But still, why were the parents not holding the hands of the children? (all of the children...they all look young). To blame the parks and say, 'wah wah wah...there needs to better railings'. How about taking some personal responsibilty, people?

[ISUKappa]

Crap that is scary.

It looks like they were trying to take a photo of just the kids with the ocean in the background so maybe that's why the parents weren't holding hands right at that moment.

It was nice to hear the parents weren't planning to take any sort of legal action (I don't know that they would have a case for anything anyway) but made the video public to show the parks, and probably other parents, what happened so it hopefully wouldn't happen again.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

But still, why were the parents not holding the hands of the children? (all of the children...they all look young). To blame the parks and say, 'wah wah wah...there needs to better railings'. How about taking some personal responsibilty, people?

It looks as though the parents were trying to film/take pictures of the kids in front of the scenery, and the little girl (?) just backed up into the railing.

I'll be honest, I watched this video on mute, so I have no idea what they said. But it does seem that the park could have better railings. If they even had another bar in that open space, the little child wouldn't have fallen through them.

[preciousjeni]

My stomach dropped! Oh my goodness!

[WCsweet<3]

Alright I am so sick of this story it is everywhere in Oregon.

This view point in Ecola State Park is labeled as a view point. In Oregon, that means a cliff. There are danger signs and the fence is a few feet back from the edge of the cliff. Even with out that, the cliff is obvious. So while yes it is beautiful spot for a picture, why would they have to be against the fence, which is not solid. Stand a little bit away from it. Or take the picture somewhere else, the Oregon Coast has plenty of Kodak moments.

If the fence was solid, I can guarantee that there would be complaints of it ruining the atmosphere or whatever.

The story that is circulating here, is that she gave the tape to the media about three months after the accident and did not contact the Parks Department.

I don't know, this entire story just bothers me. Sure she isn't taking legal action, although there would be no case against the park, but it feels like she is blaming the park for negligence even though there are signs and a boundary set up.

[sugar and spice]

Exactly. The road in question travels all the way along the Oregon coast and there are overlooks, oh, every thousand feet or so. To make every stop kid-proof would not be worth the expense.

I have a better idea--why don't people watch their kids and keep them from getting too close to the edges of steep drop-offs? It's not your god-given right to have your kid be perfectly safe in every situation. It's obvious there's a cliff there, so if you're worried about your kid's safety, keep them away from the edge.

[KSigkid]

The parents needed to be more concerned with watching their kids, and less concerned with getting a good picture. There's a big enough gap in that fence that they should have been concerned.

[SWTXBelle]

I just about had a heart attack the entire time my girls and I were at the Grand Canyon - I wouldn't let them get too close to the edge, fence or no. They were 4 and 6 at the time. Yikes.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

The parents needed to be more concerned with watching their kids, and less concerned with getting a good picture. There's a big enough gap in that fence that they should have been concerned.

Word.
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