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Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, died in Taft Point, California National Park. They were identified on Monday as the married couple from India living in the United States.
An article in Fox News said that Viswanath's brother, Jishnu Viswanath, had stated that they were apparently taking a selfie. The popular view of California Park does not have railing to protect visitors from the edge.
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Park guards found their bodies last Thursday after people saw an unattended camera on a tripod, said Viswanath's brother.
He added that Moorthy had installed the tripod near the edge to eventually take a selfie. The Rangers arrived at the scene Thursday and "used very powerful binoculars to find them and helicopters to transport the bodies by plane.
The couple, who through their posts on social networks recounted their travel adventures, also wrote a blog titled "Holidays and HappilyEverAfters".
Just months before his tragic death, Moorthy warned in an Instagram post about the dangers of taking pictures at the edge of cliffs and at the top of skyscrapers.
She posted a photo of her at the Grand Canyon, stating in the caption: "Many of us, including yours, are really fans of the daring attempts to stand on the cliffs. Do you think gusts of wind can be fatal? Is our life worth a picture?
In a strange coincidence, Moorthy appears in the selfie of another couple of tourists at Taft Point, minutes before his fall.
After the announcement of the couple's death and revelation of their identity, Sean Matteson said that Moorthy figured in two of their selfie photos taken at the popular tourist destination.
Matteson said that Moorthy's pink-haired face appears in the corner of two photos he's taken with his girlfriend Drea Rose Laguillo. He said the woman had made him a bit nervous because he felt too close to the edge. But he said that she seemed comfortable.
Park spokesman Jamie Richards was quoted as saying, "We still do not know what made them fall, we try to understand what happened." We may never know (but) from what we saw, it was a tragic fall. "
Richards said that so far, 10 people have died in the park this year and that six of those visitors have died. In May, Asish Penugonda, a 29-year-old Indian national, died before climbing the park's famous Half Dome Trail.
"Yosemite is a wild, scenic place, and if you do not pay attention to your foot, it's very easy to slip and fall," said Richards. "Now we do not know what happened in this case, but we urge hikers to stay on the trail."
The investigators were trying to find out how the couple had fallen or what happened when the accident happened at the famous place, a favorite spot for tourists from around the world who want to take picturesque and memorable photos.
The couple had been married since 2014 and both were software engineers. On the cover of Viswanath's Facebook page, we see a picture of these smiling at the edge of a Grand Canyon cliff.
In an article published on Facebook, College of Engineering, Chengannur said the two were his alumni and that he was deeply mourning their "accidental death". The university said Viswanath and Moorthy belonged to the BTech Group 2006-10 Computer Science and Engineering.
"Our hearts go out to the friends and family of this lovely couple, May their souls rest in peace," said the college.
Raj Katta, 24, from New York, said he had come to know them while he was attending Bradley University in Illinois. He said that Viswanath was a "thoughtful and amazing guy, very talented, it's a very happy couple, very positive."
Katta described Moorthy as extremely positive and enthusiastic. "It's one of those girls who wants to explore the world and discover a deeper sense of life."
He said Viswanath and Moorthy had decided six months ago to take the job at Cisco and live in California for about a year.
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