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Never-before-seen footage has captured thousands of catfish climbing a waterfall in southern Brazil — the first detailed observation of the species migrating. Bumblebee catfish (Rhyacoglanis paranesis) get their name from the black spots on their orange bodies and their tiny size, with the fish reaching just 3.5 inches (89.2 millimeters) in length. The small jumping fish were filmed scaling slippery …

A California man who recently became trapped behind a waterfall for two days while climbing was dramatically rescued by police utilizing a helicopter. Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, went to waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on 10 August with plans to rappel down, the sheriff’s office of Tulare country said in a social media post. But the “extreme …

California police used a helicopter to rescue a man who got trapped for two days behind a waterfall when the force of the water pushed him off his climbing lines, law enforcement officials said. Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, California, had planned to rappel down waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on Sunday in a remote area about two …

Oregon authorities on Tuesday identified two people who died in a fatal waterfall accident as search operations continued for the one person who remains missing. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said the victims include Amanda Lloyd, 40, of Rockwall, Texas; and Lindsay Bashan, 33, of Parkland, Florida. Lloyd had just turned 40 on July 16. The accident happened Saturday afternoon …

2 Dead and 1 Missing After Plunging From Oregon Waterfall, Officials Say  The New York Times Second death confirmed in Oregon waterfall accident; search ongoing for third person  USA Today UPDATE: Second death confirmed as search continues at Dillon Falls on Deschutes River  Statesman Journal Three rescued and one confirmed dead after group goes over Dillon Falls on Deschutes River  KVAL 6 swept over …

Oregon authorities on Monday confirmed a second death following a fatal waterfall accident as search and rescue operations continued for the one person who remains missing. Search and rescue divers found the body of a second victim Monday morning, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The two confirmed deaths are both females, while the person still unaccounted …

One person is dead and two more people are missing after a group of six was swept over a waterfall in Oregon on Saturday, officials said. The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend just before 3 p.m., which is when the 911 call came in, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook. One …

BEND, Ore. (AP) — One person was killed and rescuers continued searching on Sunday for two others after a group of people were swept over an Oregon waterfall, authorities said. The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River about 10 miles from the city of Bend, Oregon, on Saturday afternoon, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said. Three people …

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Two people are still missing after six people were swept over the falls One person has died and two people remain missing after a group of six people were swept over a waterfall in Oregon on Saturday afternoon, a local sheriff office said. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said it rescued three people from the Deschutes …

At least one person died after a group of six were swept over a waterfall in Oregon on Saturday afternoon, prompting a search and rescue mission that continues as two others remain missing, authorities said. The group went over Dillon Falls, which are rapids along the Deschutes River in central Oregon, near the city of Bend, according to the U.S. …