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The cause of Roxan Bastaens' death was ruled "accidental" after she tragically fell while hiking the Cliffs of Moher in May 2024
The 20-year-old student went to explore the area with three of her friends; she lost her footing while navigating around a "huge puddle" and fell over the side
In eyewitness testimony, her friends recalled trying to save her, noting that the tragic accident happened too quickly
The death of a 20-year-old student who fell from the Cliffs of Moher last year was ruled “accidental."
Roxan Bastaens, a student at the University of Edinburgh, fell to her death after slipping in a “huge puddle” by the edge of the cliff in Ireland, the BBC , RTÉ and The Irish Times reported.
"Unfortunately, we have a number of deaths at the Cliffs of Moher each