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Deliberately Trespassing on Live Metro Tracks
Including a couple who drop down onto the tracks so that he can take pictures of her doing a handstand.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Deliberately Trespassing on Live Metro Tracks
Investigations
By Scott MacFarlane
Updated at 12:09 AM EDT on Friday, Apr 24, 2015
In a series of recent incidents, Washington Metrorail passengers have deliberately and dangerously walked along the rail tracks and narrowly escaped injuries or death.
In almost a dozen trespassing incidents, all of which occurred in the past six months, Metro patrons knowingly lowered themselves onto the track beds. In some cases, the people were trying to retrieve dropped items. In one instance, a young man and woman deliberately walk along the tracks to capture photos of the woman’s yoga routine.
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A separate set of videos show a man and woman deliberately walking along Orange Line tracks at the West Falls Church station shortly after 11 a.m. Dec. 12. The surveillance camera images show the woman striking yoga poses as the man appears to take photos of her.
By Scott MacFarlane
Updated at 12:09 AM EDT on Friday, Apr 24, 2015
In a series of recent incidents, Washington Metrorail passengers have deliberately and dangerously walked along the rail tracks and narrowly escaped injuries or death.
In almost a dozen trespassing incidents, all of which occurred in the past six months, Metro patrons knowingly lowered themselves onto the track beds. In some cases, the people were trying to retrieve dropped items. In one instance, a young man and woman deliberately walk along the tracks to capture photos of the woman’s yoga routine.
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A separate set of videos show a man and woman deliberately walking along Orange Line tracks at the West Falls Church station shortly after 11 a.m. Dec. 12. The surveillance camera images show the woman striking yoga poses as the man appears to take photos of her.