Coroner: Couple intoxicated during fatal Yosemite fall
Source: Associated Press
Coroner: Couple intoxicated during fatal Yosemite fall
By PAUL ELIAS
January 22, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A young couple from India who wrote a travel blog were intoxicated when they died in a fall from a scenic overlook in Yosemite National Park in California, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday.
Menakshi Moorthy, 30, and her husband Vishnu Viswanath, 29, each had intoxicating levels of ethyl alcohol, a substance found in most alcoholic drinks, the Mariposa County coroner said.
The report didnt provide a blood-alcohol ratio.
Viswanarths tripod was later discovered on the edge of the overlook. His brother, Jishnu Viswanath said it appeared the couple died trying to take a photo.
Moorthy described herself and her husband as travel obsessed on their blog, Holidays & Happily Ever Afters, which was taken down Tuesday.
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