Can't see my speeeecccss... 
2005 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
Seems this guy couldn't see the cliff edge without his specs. And the fact that he only had a girlfriend makes him an ideal Darwin Award Nominee.
Jo'burg man falls to death at Victoria Falls
Harare, Zimbabwe
04 January 2005 11:01
A Johannesburg man died on New Year's Eve when he fell 40m down a rock face at the Victoria Falls while trying to recover spectacles he had dropped, Zimbabwe police confirmed on Tuesday.
Inspector Casper Nhepera said Michael John Drake (50) fell to his death near the 100-year-old Victoria Falls bridge, which links Zimbabwe and Zambia, after dropping his spectacles while taking photographs.
Rocks and vegetation are notoriously slippery along the lip of the 80m chasm, which is wetted continually by spray.
"He went down the gorge in an effort to retrieve his spectacles," said Nherera. "During that process he slipped and fell 40m down the gorge. His girlfriend accompanying him immediately informed the police who attended the scene."
His body was recovered by helicopter.
Police have tightened security on both sides of the falls after a spate of robberies of tourists in recent years. -- Sapa-DPA
http://www.mg.co.za/content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=177372
Submitted on 01/04/2005
Submitted by:
Johan Groenewald
Reference:
Mail & Guardian 4 Jan 2005
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