A TikTok star hit a golf ball into Grand Canyon. Here's how much that stunt cost her

[Eugene]

Source: Arizona Republic

A TikTok star hit a golf ball into Grand Canyon. Here’s how much that stunt cost her

KiMi Robinson, Arizona Republic
Thu, December 1, 2022 at 4:43 PM·4 min read

“Do we really need to say, ‘don’t hit golf balls into the Grand Canyon?’”

That’s what Grand Canyon National Park posted on social media one day after a social media influencer posted a video of herself golfing on the edge of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, east of Mather Point.

In the video, which appeared on 20-year-old Katie Sigmond’s accounts on Oct. 26, Sigmond hit a golf ball and subsequently lost most of her club when the driver’s shaft flew into the canyon after the ball.

Social media users were quick to share Sigmond’s stunt on platforms such as the r/NationalPark subreddit, where a screen recording of Sigmond’s Snapchat Story garnered more than 900 comments. Commenters condemned Sigmond for littering as well as endangering people and wildlife below her. The influencer — who has a combined 10 million followers across TikTok and Instagram — was going viral for the wrong reasons and she appeared to delete the posts.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/tiktok-star-hit-golf-ball-130002524.html

[littlemissmartypants]

1. From the article...

People who want to send tips regarding public safety or aid investigations can contact the Investigative Services Branch by calling or texting the ISB’s tip line at 888-653-0009, submitting an online form at https://www.nps.gov/ISB or emailing [e-mail].

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[Deuxcents]

2. This is a bad joke. No consequences. No wonder there's no respect for the courts

[ZZenith]

3. $285 and 0 days in jail, in case anybody's wondering.

Maximum penalty is $5k and six months in the pokey. That’ll teach her!

[whistler162]

6. Should be $1 per follower

[sir pball]

9. Out of a maximum of $5,000 & 6mo in jail, on each of 2 charges.

Little twit should have gotten the full $10k and year on ice, some real heavy shit to put all these other imbecilic "DO IT FOR THE VIEWS" shitheels on notice. Don't care if you think it's "cruel and unusual", it would certainly make the next one think twice – oderint dum metuant.

[DET]

4. So Incredibly Vacuous

‘TikTok star’, ‘social media influencer’. In other words, Kim Kardasian or Paris Hilton with even less talent. These are not job descriptions. I have no idea why anyone pays attention to these destructive attention seeking losers.

[jimfields33]

7. In 2022, they definitely are jobs with a healthy salary.

I’m not a fan, but they certainly are successful.

[Skittles]

5. what is wrong with these folk and the people who follow them

can't they see they just crave attention, STOP GIVING IT TO THEM!!!

[Prairie_Seagull]

8. Somebody's got to say it.

Sliced it.