The mayor of Clearwater says there is a dangerous trend that is common with some Wells Grey park visitors.

Merlin Blackwell also works at the provincial park and says some guests are purposely going into areas they shouldn’t.

“We have a bit of an issue with the selfie culture that’s going on, and staff and visitors have actually asked people to get on the right side of the fence on occasion.”

Blackwell says people often try to get photos on the other side of a fence by Spahats Falls which puts them on the edge of a steep cliff.

He says safety infrastructure is in good shape and assessed regularly, but says tourists sometime go to extra lengths to get photos.

“Unfortunately we’re kind of seeing a trend towards a lack of understanding that you can really hurt yourself by doing some of these things in nature, especially selfies. If you’re going to take a selfie stay on the right side of the fence,” Blackwell says. “It’s astounding that people still do these things.”