ODDA, Norway, Sept. 8 (UPI) — A 24-year-old Australian exchange student fell to her death while posing for a photograph at a cliff in Norway popular among tourists.
Kristi Kafcaloudis was on a group tour Sunday when she lost her balance and fell up to 300 meters, or more than 900 feet, from the Trolltunga, which translates to “Troll’s Tongue” and is described by Norway’s official tourism website as “one of the most spectacular scenic cliffs in Norway.”
The cliff, which has no railing and is 1,100 meters above sea level, juts narrowly off the rest of the mountain, attracting tourists who wish to be photographed near the edge.
Originally from Yandina, in Queensland, Australia, Kafcaloudis was an arts and science student at Monash University who began studying in an exchange program at the University of Bergen, in Norway, in August.
The BBC quoted Monash University as saying in a statement that it was “deeply saddened” by news of Kafcaloudis’s death and had contacted her family.
“We are only consoled by the fact that Kristi was doing what she loved with her friends and living a life full of adventure and dreams,” the Australian Broadcasting Corporation quoted Kafcaloudis’s mother as saying in a statement. “But we are mortified by the loss of such a talented and lovely young woman with her whole life before her.”
