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Vishnu Viswanath and Meenakshi Moorthy, the Indian blogger couplewho tragically diedafter falling off an overlook at Yosemite National Park in October, were allegedly intoxicated at the time of the incident, according to a new report.
Ethyl alcohol is a type of alcohol found in beer as well as most brandy and whiskey.
The bloggers, who were living in America prior to their deaths, fell approximately 800 feet below Taft Point, National Park Service said in astatement.
According to National Park Service, Taft Point is “an area with very steep terrain” it is also a popular spot for tourists trying to get the perfect photo. The attraction features an overlook, allowing visitors to walk to the cliff’s edge. However, there is no railing.
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The bodies of the couple were recovered on Oct. 25 after park rangers used a number of “rappelling techniques” and a helicopter from the California Highway Patrol.
At this time, it is not immediately clear how intoxicated the couple were when they died. “We can only conclude that they had consumed alcohol but it is unknown to what level of intoxication,” Andrea Stewart with the Mariposa County Coroner’s Office toldThe Mercury News.
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How Moorthy and Viswanath fell to their deaths also remains under investigation.
However, Vishnu’s brothertoldthe Associated Press his brother and sister-in-law were taking selfies before falling off the overlook.
Excited to share their experiences with others, Viswanath and Moorthycreated an Instagram account, which has acquired over 12,000 followers. They alsoran a blogcalled Holidays and Happily Ever Afters.
Their account is filled with vibrant and colorful shots from their travels, which includes trips to Italy, Holland and Monument Valley, Arizona.
The couple often found high vantage points to take dramatic photographs including one taken in August last year where they stood on the edge of a platform at Cape Royal which is located in the Grand Canyon.
Viswanath captioned the photo, “Living life on the edge.”
Moorthy and Viswanath got married in 2014 in India and both graduated in degrees in computer science and engineering from a school in South India,The Mercury Newsreports.
Viswanath was asoftware engineerwith Cisco.
Their last post on Instagram was on Oct. 17 and shows Moorthy standing on lake dock in Vermont with a valley of autumn-colored trees in the background.
source: people.com
