SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A woman in California almost fell to her death while she was taking a selfie.
The woman fell 60 feet down from the Forest Hill Bridge near Sacramento, the tallest bridge in California.
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One of her friends, Paul Goncharuk, was there when it happened. He was part of a group of six friends in an off-limits section of the bridge when she lost her footing.
"They were taking a picture on the bridge, and then the big bolts that are holding the beams together, she stepped on them kind of weirdly and lost balance and fell backwards," Goncharuk said.
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She was knocked unconscious and suffered a deep gash to her arm and fractured some bones that will require surgery.
The bridge has become notorious as a daredevil's playground. Sheriff's deputies patrol for people treating the bridge like a jungle gym, climbing underneath and posting photos and videos of themselves online.
"That's a really nice place. It's a cool place to take pictures, but honestly, it's not worth the risk," Goncharuk said.