Talk:Katoomba Falls

Incidents
In July 1907 it was so cold that Katoomba Falls froze, creating huge icicles. On 7 July, 13-year- old William Lannon went to the falls with his sister and a friend called Jewwitt. He was trying to pull off icicles at the top of the second fall when he slipped on the frozen surface of the ledge and fell onto rocks 70m below. The next day, 8 July, 23 year old Henriette McAviney went with her married sister, a Mrs Oregan, to look at the icicles. Unfortunately, she stepped on the same slippery rock, and despite the frantic efforts of a bystander, also fell to her death. This double tragedy shocked Katoomba and the hand railing at the site was extended to prevent similar incidents from happening again. SMH Tuesday 9/7/1907; Sydney Mail July 1907. Lithgow Mercury 10 July 1907

The local Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad is frequently called to remove people from the ledge next to the falls. Sitalkes (talk) 01:31, 18 December 2020 (UTC)