Overview
- On Saturday a Brazilian visitor left the authorized walkway, crossed safety barriers and descended into a high‑current area at the Brazilian side of Iguazú to retrieve a fallen cellphone, then returned with the device and suffered no reported injuries.
- Civil firefighters and park security intervened on site, accompanied and instructed the tourist for the rest of his visit, and removed him from the Parque Nacional do Iguaçu at the end of the circuit.
- Multiple videos taken by other visitors went viral and new angles published on June 9 have circulated further, showing the full sequence and the risky currents near the fall.
- The park issued a formal reminder that crossing or climbing over safety barriers is expressly prohibited and said lost phones or cameras in hard‑to‑reach areas must be reported so specialist teams can evaluate recovery options.
- Officials on both the Brazilian and Argentine sides stressed that similar incidents have recurred, highlighting enforcement needs at the busy Garganta del Diablo sector and the risk such behavior poses to visitors and rescuers.