Trolltunga, an austere rock outcropping on a Norwegian mountainside that has tempted daredevil photographers for years, became the scene of a tragedy on Saturday.Australian student Kristi Kafcaloudis, 24, apparently lost her balance while taking a photo at the cliff's edge, and plummeted more than 980 feet into a gorge, according to the Herald Sun.


A Red Cross team found her body late Sunday night, according to TV 2 Norway. Kafcaloudis was part of a 30-person tour group visiting Trolltunga -- "the troll's tongue" -- where it's customary for tourists to snap risky-looking photographs.


The rock platform is the capstone of a 10.5-mile hike that's popular with visitors to Odda, in western Norway. HuffPost Travel called Trolltunga the "scariest Instagram spot on Earth" in 2013.  Read more