Lewiston woman dies after falling 30 feet down a waterfall

SUN JOURNAL • May 8, 2022

A Lewiston woman died Saturday afternoon after she fell down a waterfall in Franklin County, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Tanisha Barry, 29, of Lewiston, was with friends at Small Falls, MDIFW spokesman Mark Latti said Sunday in an email. At around 4:30 p.m., Barry and a friend were in the water in a pool above the falls. When she got close to the edge, she stumbled, witnesses said. Before she was able to retain her footing, Barry fell approximately 30 feet down the falls.