Missouri teen plunges to her death at state park

A Missouri teen girl died after slipping from the top of rocky bluffs at a state park, authorities said.

Mariah Brielle “Elle” Schramm, 18, was swimming with friends Saturday at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County when she climbed to the top of a rock and fell into the Black River, news station KSDK reported. “She was reluctant, lost her balance, lost her footing, slipped and fell approximately 50 feet,” said Col. Thomas G. Dresner, chief ranger of the Missouri State Park Rangers.