He needed water and so went to the edge of the falls to reach down and scoop up some water in a bottle to fill the kettle. As he leaned over he was distracted by seeing a salmon trying to leap up the fall, as they often did, to reach their spawning grounds up the river. The salmon failed in its leap and fell back, but so did Grandad Ian. He toppled headfirst into the swiftly flowing river on its way to the falls. See more