SPLASH ... SPLAT.

By Bob Walsh

 

Two travelers had unfortunate outcomes on trips recently, clearly demonstrating that you should not try to function in potentially dangerous situations on autopilot.  Also, sometimes you are just plain not lucky.

If you are a fan of the 80s you might remember the music group FASTER PUSSYCAT.  They were doing a gig on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship recently.  The lead singer, Taime Downe, and her partner, Kimberly Burch, were on board.  About 20 miles off of Miami the two women had some sort of a heated disagreement fueled by alcohol.  The end result was that Burch ended up over the side and in the water.  Search operations have been discontinued and Burch was not located.  She is presumed to be dead.

 

 

Maria Eftimova

 

 

Maria Eftimova, 28, originally a denizen of Bulgaria, was what the people who follow such things call a Travel Influencer.  She was climbing the north ridge of Tryfan mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, with her bud Anna and Anna's father when she slipped and fell 65 feet.  They were unable to revive her.  The mountain is only a tad over 3,000 feet but is known to serious climbers as a dangerous climb due to challenging physical conditions and rapidly changeable weather.  The family has managed to raise $24,000 thru an online funding program to help with the costs of, among other things, sending her remains back to Bulgaria to her family.