Photo / SuppliedAn American woman descending a 120m rock face would likely not have fatally fallen if she had used her own equipment and not relied on a rope that was already attached to the rock. Coroner Mike Robb's findings into her death state Worrell's death "would have likely been prevented" had she used her own equipment and not relied on the fixed rope that was already attached to the bolts. Robb said that after Graham had called emergency services, he noticed the "heavily weathered" fixed nylon webbing she was clipped to had snapped. That webbing was already attached to the rock, having been left behind by previous users. "It is best not to rely on existing equipment that you don't know the history or quality of."

Source: New Zealand Herald October 14, 2020 20:45 UTC