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Tourist breaches safety barrier at world’s largest waterfall system to recover cellphone
A tourist breached a safety barrier at Iguazu Falls on the Brazilian side to retrieve a dropped cellphone, retrieving the device without injury before being escorted away by firefighters. The incident is among several risky encounters at the waterfall this year, including a tourist retrieving a hat and a man lifting a baby over barriers near the Devil's Throat viewpoint.
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