An 18-year-old girl died after falling from a cliff at a well-known state park in southeast Missouri over the weekend. Mariah Brielle “Elle” Schramm was with her friends enjoying the waters of Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County when she climbed to the top of a rock and then slipped and fell 50 to 60 feet into the Black River around 3 p.m. on Saturday, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. She hit her head on a rock shelf that was somewhat below the water surface level and apparently died of a head injury. Schramm, from Kansas City, “seemed to indicate she was hesitant,” witnesses told park rangers. “She ended up losing her footing and slipping and hitting the rocks on the way down,” Col. Tom Dresner, chief ranger said. Dresner noted that there are no trespassing signs posted in that area but people often disregard them and head up to …
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