A TikTok celebrity was fined for posting a stupid trick on social media that took place in the Grand Canyon. Katie Sigmond, 20, shared clip featuring herself shooting a golf ball. Moreover, tossing a golf club toward the bottom of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim on October 26. The footage was later deleted by the user. However, later Grand Canyon National Park reacted to the video through their social media handle saying. “Do we really need to say, ‘don’t hit golf balls into the Grand Canyon?'”
The famous user, who has over 832.8K followers just on TikTok. Found herself in a provoked controversy from viewers right away and soon became famous for a variety of usual things. According to the reports, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and Grand Canyon enforcement were involved. Moreover, issued The influencer a $285 penalty, federal violation letters, and penalized her with three misdemeanors violations after numerous complaints about the event. The fee was reportedly tied to second-class B misdemeanors. The charges were based on disturbing the peace and littering things into the canyon, according to the report. Furthermore, the Central Violations Bureau of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts reported receiving two settlements from TikTok Influencer on November 15, a month after occurrence.
TikToker fined $258 for littering at The Grand Canyon
According to Joelle Baird, a public information expert for the national park. Took an initiative and approached the influencer first following the piece of content, and she admitted to striking the things. Baird Later explained the reason for three Class B misdemeanor penalty are caused by her. “creating hazardous conditions, littering, throwing the objects themselves”. The expert indicated that each judgment might result in a $1,000 punishment, although it is not known if her final penalty has been resolved or is still pending. Baird said that a supplementary warning was delivered to the influencer’s house immediately after, however the matter was resolved without being headed to courtroom since she decided to pay the penalty.
According to the report, there seem to be restrictions and guidelines in place. The disposal of rubbish and other things in national parks, involving consequences ranging from penalty or jail time. The Grand Canyon, which is a mile deep, 278 miles long, and 18 miles wide, is home to 91 species of mammals, 58 amphibians and reptiles 18 fishes, and 1,443 invertebrates. As reported by the authorities, a portion of the creatures are exclusively observed in the park, and waste left there might cause wildlife to become less wary near humans while also damaging the land and waterways. Additionally, the National Park Service also warned that throwing goods might endanger hikers below and cause landslides.
