SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A woman plunged to her death down a Northern California waterfall after she slipped and lost her footing while taking photos, authorities say.

The woman died Friday at Eagle Falls, the North Tahoe Fire Protection District said in a statement. Water cascades 150 feet (45 meters) from the waterfall overlooking Lake Tahoe.

Witnesses reported the young woman was too close to the edge, fire district spokeswoman Erin Holland said Saturday. There was no guardrail blocking access to the area.

Her death is “a sad reminder to be cautious when taking selfies and other photos in dangerous areas,” the district says.

Very cold water feeding the waterfall is moving extremely fast because of snowmelt from record snowfall in the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains, Holland said.

The woman was not identified.

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